terrorising
Instilling intense fear
Terrorising is the British spelling of terrorizing—to fill with terror or to coerce through fear and intimidation.
Someone terrorises a neighbourhood by threatening violence.
A bully terrorises classmates.
The word implies sustained or repeated acts that keep victims in a state of fear: The gang had been terrorising local shopkeepers for months.
Intense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
traumatising · nightmarish · haunt · menace · terrifying · frightening · alarming · chilling
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
subjugation · persecution · victimisation · tormenting · brutalising · threatening · menacing · harassment
Ideology beyond accepted norms
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
- radicalisationAdoption of extreme views
- propagandaBiased information for influence
bombing · attack · violence · destabilisation · guerrilla · jihad · separatist · paramilitary
Urgent warning signal
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- securityProtection from threat
surveillance · vigilance · prevention · alert · warning · precaution · escape · crisis
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
petrified · traumatising · nightmarish · haunt · menace · terrifying · frightening · alarming · chilling · spine-tingling
intimidation
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
tyranny · subjugation · persecution · victimisation · tormenting · brutalising · threatening · menacing · harassment · aggression
extremism
Ideology beyond accepted norms
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
- radicalisationAdoption of extreme views
propaganda · bombing · attack · violence · destabilisation · guerrilla · jihad · separatist · paramilitary · cell
alarm
Urgent warning signal
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
security · surveillance · vigilance · prevention · alert · warning · precaution · escape · crisis · threat
terrorisingcomforting
Giving emotional ease
reassuring · soothing · calming · consoling · pacifying
terrorisingprotecting
Keeping from harm
sheltering · safeguarding · nurturing · defending · supporting
terror, terrorist, terrorism, terrorised, terrorise, terrorises