Meaning & use
Terrorizing
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Creating and maintaining a state of extreme fear in someone through violence, threats, or intimidation.
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The gang had been terrorizing the neighborhood for months before their arrest.
A masked figure was reportedly terrorizing residents late at night.
A note on using this word
Shares its root with 'terror' and 'terrorism,' all derived from the Latin terrere, 'to frighten.'
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