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Terrify

🇬🇧 UK /["/ˈterɪfaɪ/","/ˈterɪfaɪz/","/ˈterɪfaɪd/","/ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 US /["/ˈterɪfaɪ/","/ˈterɪfaɪz/","/ˈterɪfaɪd/","/ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ/"]/

Significado de Terrify

to make somebody feel extremely frightened

In simple words: To make someone very scared.

Terrify en una frase

• Flying terrifies her.
• Stop it! You’re terrifying the children!
• He terrified employees at the bank into handing over cash.

Cómo usar Terrify

Use 'terrify' when describing extreme fear. It's appropriate for storytelling or describing scary situations but less common in casual conversation. Avoid using with light-hearted topics.

Grammar pattern

terrify + object

Memory hint

Sounds like 'tear a fry' — imagine a scary clown in a food truck scaring everyone away.

Palabras relacionadas

Collocations with Terrify

• terrify a child
• terrify someone
• terrify with a story

Synonyms for Terrify

• frighten
• scare
• horrify
• alarm
• appall

Opposites of Terrify

• calm
• comfort
• reassure

Common mistakes with Terrify

• Confused with 'scare' which is more casual.
• Wrongly used in passive voice without context (e.g., 'was terrified them').
• Using it in past tense incorrectly without context (e.g., 'terrifed').

Preguntas frecuentes sobre Terrify

¿Qué significa Terrify?

To make someone very scared.

¿Qué significa Terrify en español?

To make someone very scared.

¿Cuál es la definición de Terrify?

to make somebody feel extremely frightened

¿Cómo se usa Terrify en una frase?

Flying terrifies her.

¿Puedes dar otro ejemplo de Terrify?

Stop it! You’re terrifying the children!

¿Cuáles son los sinónimos de Terrify?

Algunas alternativas comunes son frighten, scare, horrify, alarm, appall.

¿Cuál es el opuesto de Terrify?

Significados opuestos incluyen calm, comfort, reassure.

¿Qué palabras acompañan a Terrify?

Suele combinarse con terrify a child, terrify someone, terrify with a story.

¿Cuáles son los errores comunes al usar Terrify?

Confused with 'scare' which is more casual. Wrongly used in passive voice without context (e.g., 'was terrified them'). Using it in past tense incorrectly without context (e.g., 'terrifed').

¿Cómo se pronuncia Terrify?

US: /["/ˈterɪfaɪ/","/ˈterɪfaɪz/","/ˈterɪfaɪd/","/ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ/"]/, UK: /["/ˈterɪfaɪ/","/ˈterɪfaɪz/","/ˈterɪfaɪd/","/ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ/"]/. Escucha el audio de arriba para oír la pronunciación nativa.

¿Cuándo debo usar Terrify?

Use 'terrify' when describing extreme fear. It's appropriate for storytelling or describing scary situations but less common in casual conversation. Avoid using with light-hearted topics.

¿Qué nivel CEFR tiene Terrify?

"Terrify" está en el nivel B2 de la escala CEFR.