terrorized
Scared into submission
Terrorized is the past tense of terrorize, meaning to fill with terror or to control through fear and intimidation.
Someone terrorized by a bully lives in constant dread.
A neighborhood terrorized by crime feels unsafe.
The word implies sustained or repeated threat rather than a single frightening moment: She was terrorized by her ex-husband for years.
Repeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- menacedThreatened with harm
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- coercedPressured into compliance
- tyrannizedRuled with cruelty
oppressed · harassed · browbeaten · persecuted · victimized · dominated · subjugated · tormented
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
trauma · panic · hysteria · alarm · trepidation · apprehension · anxiety · nightmare
Acted aggressively against
- assaultedSubjected to physical harm
- brutalizedHarshly abused or attacked
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
ambushed · raided · besieged · invaded · bombed · hostage · kidnapped · gunpoint
Subjected to severe distress
- plaguedPersistently afflicted
- pursuedWent after persistently
- stalkedFollowed stealthily with menace
- huntedSought to capture
ghosts · nightmares · flashbacks · memories · visions · demons · specters · paranormal
Treated with cruel control
- subjugatedBrought under control
- regimeSystem of governance
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
totalitarian · repression · persecution · surveillance · police state · martial law · crackdown · purge
bullied
Repeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- menacedThreatened with harm
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- coercedPressured into compliance
tyrannized · oppressed · harassed · browbeaten · persecuted · victimized · dominated · subjugated · tormented · hounded
petrified
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
scared · trauma · panic · hysteria · alarm · trepidation · apprehension · anxiety · nightmare · distress
attacked
Acted aggressively against
- assaultedSubjected to physical harm
- brutalizedHarshly abused or attacked
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
traumatized · ambushed · raided · besieged · invaded · bombed · hostage · kidnapped · gunpoint · massacre
tormented
Subjected to severe distress
hunted · ghosts · nightmares · flashbacks · memories · visions · demons · specters · paranormal · supernatural
oppressed
Treated with cruel control
- subjugatedBrought under control
- regimeSystem of governance
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
authoritarian · totalitarian · repression · persecution · surveillance · police state · martial law · crackdown · purge · ethnic cleansing