terrorises
Inflicts ongoing fear
Terrorises is the British spelling of terrorizes.
To terrorise is to fill with terror through threats, violence, or intimidation: The gang terrorised the neighbourhood for months.
A bully terrorises victims; a dictator terrorises a population.
The word implies sustained fear, not a single frightening moment.
Habitual intimidator
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- menaceSource of potential harm
- harassPersistently torment someone
browbeat · cow · daunt · pressure · strong-arm · hector · badger · domineer
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
anxiety · trauma · apprehension · unease · paranoia · nightmare · foreboding · petrified
bully
Habitual intimidator
harass · browbeat · cow · daunt · pressure · strong-arm · hector · badger · domineer · overawe
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
trepidation · anxiety · trauma · apprehension · unease · paranoia · nightmare · foreboding · petrified · haunted
oppress
Unjustly burden or dominate
persecute · brutalise · suppress · enslave · control · rule · dictate · crush · silence · victimise
attack
Aggressive act against another
slaughter · rampage · atrocity · carnage · bloodshed · devastate · destroy · ravage · pillage · raid
- terrorist attackViolence for political intimidation
- domestic terrorismPolitically motivated violence by citizens
- terrorist cellClandestine group planning attacks
- terrorist actsViolence to spread fear
- homegrown terrorismNative-born political violence
- cyber terrorismInternet-based political violence