Meanings
adjectiveterrified (comparative more terrified, superlative most terrified)
comparative more terrified · superlative most terrified
- Extremely frightened.
Remi is terrified of spiders.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of terrify
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivethrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek περίφοβος
- περίφοβος (períphobos)extremely frightened
Finnish kauhuissaan, peloissaan
- kauhuissaanextremely frightened
- peloissaanextremely frightened
French terrifié, terrorisé
- terrifiéextremely frightened
- terroriséextremely frightened
German erschrocken, verängstigt
- erschrockenextremely frightened
- verängstigtextremely frightened
Latin territus
- territusextremely frightened
Māori hopī, tarawewehi
- hopīextremely frightened
- tarawewehiextremely frightened
Swedish livrädd
- livräddextremely frightened
Cite this entry
APA
terrified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrified
MLA
“terrified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrified. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terrified,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrified.
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