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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesterrifier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɛʁifiɛ
"Le film d'horreur était conçu pour terrifier son public."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to feel extreme fear.
"The horror movie was designed to terrify its audience." - 2
To frighten someone greatly.
"The sudden thunderstorm terrified the children."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'terrificare', meaning 'to frighten', which is a combination of 'terrificus' (frightening) and the root facere (to make). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from a general sense of causing awe or dread to specifically meaning to fill with extreme fear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Terrify" is said worldwide
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terrifier
Transliteration: tɛʁifiɛ
"Le film d'horreur était conçu pour terrifier son public."
erschrecken
Transliteration: ɛʁˈʃʁɛkən
"Der Horrorfilm sollte das Publikum erschrecken."
terrorizzare
Transliteration: terˈrɔttsiːare
"Il film horror era progettato per terrorizzare il pubblico."
aterrorizar
Transliteration: ateɾoɾiˈθaɾ
"La película de terror estaba diseñada para aterrorizar a su audiencia."
aterrorizar
Transliteration: ateʁoɾiˈzaʁ
"O filme de terror foi feito para aterrorizar o público."
डराना
Transliteration: ḍarānā
"हॉरर फिल्म का उद्देश्य दर्शकों को डराना था।"
恐吓
Transliteration: kǒnghè
"这部恐怖电影旨在恐吓观众。"
겁주다
Transliteration: geobjuda
"공포 영화는 관객을 겁주기 위해 만들어졌다."
恐怖にさせる
Transliteration: kyōfu ni saseru
"ホラー映画は観客を恐怖にさせるために作られた。"
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