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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Terrify \Ter"ri*fy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F. terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and {-fy}.]
1. To make terrible. [Obs.]
If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself. --Milton.
2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified. --Luke xxi. 9.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
terrifying
adjective: causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [syn: {terrific}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "terrifying": alarming, bloodcurdling, frightening, grim, grisly, gruesome, hair-raising, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, macabre, paralyzing, petrifying, scary, shocking, stunning, stupefying, terrible, terror, terror-bearing, terror-breathing, terror-breeding, terror-bringing, terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-inspiring, terror-striking, terrorful, terroristic
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