terrorize

English Thesaurus

1. fill with terror; frighten greatly (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	affright, fright, frighten, scare,
definition	:	cause fear in (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	panic,
definition	:	cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic (verb.emotion)

2. coerce by violence or with threats (verb.social)

hypernym	:	coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze,
definition	:	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)

3. fill with terror; frighten greatly (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	frightening, terrorisation, terrorization,
definition	:	the act of inspiring with fear (noun.act)

derivation	:	affright, panic, terror,
definition	:	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)

4. coerce by violence or with threats (verb.social)

derivation	:	terrorisation, terrorization,
definition	:	an act of terrorism (noun.act)

derivation	:	affright, panic, terror,
definition	:	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)

5. fill with terror; frighten greatly (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	frightening, terrorisation, terrorization,
definition	:	the act of inspiring with fear (noun.act)

derivation	:	affright, panic, terror,
definition	:	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)

6. coerce by violence or with threats (verb.social)

derivation	:	terrorisation, terrorization,
definition	:	an act of terrorism (noun.act)

derivation	:	affright, panic, terror,
definition	:	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)