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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

आतंकित करने वाला

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aatankit karne wala

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Terrorizer/ˈtɛrəˌraɪzər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"फिल्म का खलनायक शहर का एक कुख्यात आतंकित करने वाला था।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or entity that causes terror or fear.

    "The villain in the movie was a notorious terrorizer of the city."
  2. 2

    An individual who uses intimidation or threats to control or manipulate others.

    "In the workplace, he was seen as a terrorizer, using fear to maintain his authority."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'terrorizer' is derived from the root word 'terror,' which comes from the Latin 'terror' meaning 'great fear' or 'dread.' The suffix '-izer' is used to form agent nouns indicating someone or something that performs a specified action, originating from the Latin '-izare.' The word has evolved in modern English to denote someone who instills fear or terror.

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