Frightened vs Terrify - What's the difference?
frightened | terrify |
Afraid; suffering from fear.
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(frighten)
To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
To menace or intimidate.
(obsolete) To make terrible.
As verbs the difference between frightened and terrify
is that frightened is (frighten) while terrify is to frighten greatly; to fill with terror.As an adjective frightened
is afraid; suffering from fear.frightened
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].