ter ‧ ri ‧ fied /ˈterəfaɪd, ˈterɪfaɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
very frightened:
a terrified little girl
terrified of
Sid is terrified of heights.
She was terrified of being caught.
terrified (that)
We were terrified that the bridge would collapse.
terrified at
He was terrified at the thought of being stranded in the woods.
terrified to do something
He was terrified to stay home alone.
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THESAURUS
■ very frightened
▪ terrified very frightened:
He looked terrified as the plane took off.
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James was absolutely terrified of losing his only child.
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He dragged the terrified woman into his car.
▪ petrified very frightened – used especially when you are so frightened that you cannot think or move:
She’s absolutely petrified of spiders.
▪ scared stiff/scared to death informal very frightened:
I had to make a speech, and I was scared stiff.
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She was scared to death of her father.
▪ in terror written if you do something in terror, you do it because you are very frightened:
People fled in terror as the building went up in flames.