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Timorous vs Terrorised - What's the difference?

timorous | terrorised |

As an adjective timorous

is fearful, afraid, timid.

As a verb terrorised is

past tense of terrorise.

timorous

English

Alternative forms

* timourous (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fearful, afraid, timid
  • * by
    • Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
    Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
  • * , Episode 16
    • He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.

    Synonyms

    * (fearful) fearful, shy, timid

    Antonyms

    * (fearful) daredevil, dauntless, reckless

    terrorised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (terrorise)

    • terrorise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * terrorize

    Verb

    (terroris)
  • To inflict someone with terror; to terrify.
  • * , Episode 16
    • Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head…
  • To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.

    • Synonyms

    * (fill with terror ) petrify, terrify * (coerce by threats or violence ) bully, hector

    Related terms

    * terrorism * terrorist

    Anagrams

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