Meaning & use
Terrorising
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Causing someone to feel extreme fear, typically through violence or intimidation.
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The masked gang spent the night terrorising the small village.
Local news reported a group of youths terrorising shopkeepers along the high street.
A note on using this word
This is the British and Commonwealth spelling; American English writes it 'terrorizing,' with a z.
Words with a similar meaning
intimidatingmenacing
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Words with an opposite meaning
comfortingreassuring
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