Terrorized

/ˈtɛrərɪzd/ verb

Definition

to fill someone with extreme fear and dread, often through violent or threatening actions.

Etymology

From French 'terroriser,' derived from Latin 'terror' meaning 'great fear,' the word gained heavy use during the French Revolution and has since described systematic use of fear as a weapon.

Kelly Says

The word 'terrorized' has a specific meaning in history—it originally described the 'Reign of Terror' in the French Revolution where government itself used fear as a tool, which is pretty dark and different from just being scared.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
恐怖 (kəbərə)
keh-be-reh
ARالعربية
خائف (khaif)
kha-if
BNবাংলা
ভয়ানক করা (bhayank kor)
bhay-an-k kor-a
CACatalà
terroritzat
te-ro-ri-zat
CSČeština
terorizován
te-ro-ri-zo-van
DADansk
terroriseret
te-ror-ee-se-ret
DEDeutsch
terrorisiert
TEH-ro-ri-zirt
ELΕλληνικά
τρομοκρατημένος (tromokratimenos)
tro-mo-kra-te-men-os
ESEspañol
terrorizado
te-ror-ee-zah-doh
FAفارسی
ترور شده (terror shode)
te-ror sho-deh
FISuomi
terrorisoitu
te-ror-ee-so-ee-too
FRFrançais
terrorisé
te-ro-ree-zay
GUGU
ભયભીત (bhaybhit)
bhay-bhit
HAHA
kyama
kya-ma
HEעברית
מוטרד (motrad)
mo-trahd
HIहिन्दी
डरा हुआ (dara hua)
dar-a hoo-a
HUMagyar
terrorizálva
te-ro-ri-zah-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
diterrorisasi
di-te-ror-ee-ah-si
IGIG
nche
nche
ITItaliano
terrorizzato
te-ror-ee-zah-doh
JA日本語
恐怖に怯える (kōfub ni obieru)
ko-fu-bi ni o-be-e-ru
KKKK
қорқыныстан (qorkynistan)
qor-ky-ni-stan
KMKM
អំពើបំផ្លាញ (am-peou-bamphlan)
am-peou-bamphlan
KO한국어
공포에 떨다 (gongpo-e tteolda)
gong-po-e tteol-da
MRMR
भयभीत (bhaybhit)
bhay-bhit
MSBahasa Melayu
diterror
di-te-ror
MYမြန်မာ
စကြဝဠာ (saka-ya-la)
sa-ka-ya-la
NLNederlands
terroriseerd
te-ro-seer-ee-st
NONorsk
terrorisert
te-ror-ee-sert
PAPA
恐怖 (terrō)
te-rro
PLPolski
terroryzowany
te-ro-ri-zah-va-ny
PTPortuguês
terrorizado
te-ror-ee-zah-doh
RORomână
terorizat
te-ro-ri-zat
RUРусский
напуганный (napugannuy)
na-pu-ga-nny
SVSvenska
terroriserad
te-ror-ee-sah-rd
SWKiswahili
hofu
ho-foo
TAதமிழ்
பயமுறுத்தப்பட்ட (paayamuruttappa)
pa-ya-mu-rut-ta-ppa
TEతెలుగు
భయం కలిగించిన (bhayam kaliginchina)
bhay-am ka-li-gin-chi-na
THไทย
หวาดกลัว (khawat glua)
khaw-at glua
TLTL
naka-takot
na-ka-ta-kot
TRTürkçe
terörize edilmiş
te-ro-ri-ze e-di-l-mis
UKУкраїнська
тероризований (terrorizovaniy)
te-ro-ri-zo-va-niy
URاردو
خوف زدہ (khauf zida)
kha-uf zi-da
VITiếng Việt
bị khủng bố
bi khung bo
YOYO
ìyà
ee-ya
ZH中文
恐慌 (kǒnghuāng)
kong-hwang
ZUZU
ukhohlisiwe
u-khoh-li-si-we

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