Definition of Terrified

1. Adjective. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. "The terrified horse bolted"

Exact synonyms: Frightened, Panic-stricken, Panic-struck, Panicked, Panicky
Similar to: Afraid
Derivative terms: Panic

Definition of Terrified

1. Adjective. Extremely frightened. ¹

2. Verb. (past of ''terrify'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Terrified

1. terrify [v] - See also: terrify

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrified

terribly
terricolae
terricolous
terriculament
terriculaments
terrienniak
terrier
terrierlike
terriers
terries
terrific
terrifical
terrifically
terrifick
terrifie
terrified
terrifier
terrifiers
terrifies
terrify
terrifying
terrifyingly
terrifyingness
terrigenous
terrine
terrines
territ
territorial
territorial division
territorial dominion

Literary usage of Terrified

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1853)
"ULYSSES Terrified BY THE GHOSTS. Straight from the direful coast to purer air I speed my flight, and to my mates repair. My mates ascend the ship; ..."

2. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"by His divine power; nor let myself be terrified by any furious assault of fortune or my adverse stars. May only God maintain me in His grace! ..."

3. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"by His divine power; nor let myself be terrified by any v furious assault of fortune or my adverse ..."

4. Publications (1853)
"tioner, said to Claes, " My dear brother, if you should be terrified by my death ... terrified ..."

5. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"The troops, terrified with the fate of Carus and with their own danger, called aloud on young Numerian to obey the will of the gods, and to lead them away ..."

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