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English Dictionary: terrified by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
terrified
adj
  1. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic- stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
    Synonym(s): panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrify \Ter"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F.
      terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and {-fy}.]
      1. To make terrible. [Obs.]
  
                     If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying
                     sin, shall give out license, it foils itself.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
  
                     When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified.
                                                                              --Luke xxi. 9.
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