Terrorize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

coerce by violence or with threats

fill with terror; frighten greatly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛɹɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛɹəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛɹəɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛɹɚɹˌaɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terrorise terrify

Word Forms

terrorization	noun	an act of terrorism
terror	noun	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
terrorisation	noun	an act of terrorism

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

terrorisieren

Nötigung durch Gewalt oder Drohungen

🇫🇷French

terroriser

contrainte par la violence ou par des menaces

🇪🇸Spanish

aterrorizar

coaccionar mediante violencia o con amenazas

🇮🇹Italian

terrorizzare

costringere con la violenza o con le minacce

🇳🇱Dutch

terroriseren

dwang met geweld of bedreigingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aterrorizar

coagir pela violência ou com ameaças

🇷🇺Russian

терроризировать

принуждение путем насилия или угроз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आतंकित करना

हिंसा से या धमकियों से मजबूर करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আতঙ্কিত করা

সহিংসতা বা হুমকি দিয়ে জোর করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பயமுறுத்துகின்றன

வன்முறை அல்லது அச்சுறுத்தல் மூலம் வற்புறுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయభ్రాంతులకు గురిచేస్తాయి

హింస ద్వారా లేదా బెదిరింపులతో బలవంతం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दहशत करणे

हिंसाचाराने किंवा धमक्या देऊन जबरदस्ती करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આતંકિત કરવું

હિંસા દ્વારા અથવા ધમકીઓ દ્વારા દબાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಭೀತಗೊಳಿಸು

ಹಿಂಸಾಚಾರದಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಗಳಿಂದ ಒತ್ತಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക

അക്രമത്തിലൂടെയോ ഭീഷണികളിലൂടെയോ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ

ਹਿੰਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਧਮਕੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

دہشت زدہ کرنا

تشدد یا دھمکیوں سے مجبور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恐吓

通过暴力或威胁胁迫

🇯🇵Japanese

恐怖を与える

暴力または脅迫によって強制する

🇰🇷Korean

공포에 떨게 하다

폭력이나 위협으로 강압하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khủng bố

ép buộc bằng bạo lực hoặc đe dọa

🇹🇭Thai

ข่มขู่

บังคับด้วยความรุนแรงหรือการข่มขู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

meneror

pemaksaan dengan kekerasan atau ancaman

🇵🇭Filipino

takutin

pamimilit sa pamamagitan ng karahasan o sa pananakot

🇲🇾Malay

mengganas

paksaan dengan kekerasan atau dengan ancaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترويع

الإكراه بالعنف أو بالتهديد

🇮🇷Persian

به وحشت انداختن

اجبار با خشونت یا تهدید

🇹🇷Turkish

terörize etmek

şiddet veya tehditle zorlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁלִיט טֶרוֹר

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