terrorised in English

verb

1

create and maintain a state of extreme fear and distress in (someone); fill with terror.

he used his private army to terrorize the population

synonyms: persecute, victimize, torment, harass, tyrannize, intimidate, menace, threaten, bully, browbeat, scare, frighten, terrify, petrify

verb

• persecute, victimize, torment, harass, tyrannize, intimidate, menace, threaten, bully, browbeat, scare, frighten, terrify, petrify
• terrify

Use "terrorised" in a sentence

1. Synonyms for Barbarized include brutalised, brutalized, browbeat, browbeaten, terrorised, terrorized, threatened, vandalised, vandalized and bullied

2. Pune: Two cops suspended for inaction, dereliction of duty as criminals Brandished weapons, terrorised people The miscreants allegedly danced brandishing swords and sickles, terrorised local residents, forced shopkeepers to close their establishments, and even robbed a person, police said

3. In the confused laws of the cockney underworld, they were good blokes in the community they terrorised.

4. Think of Brickbat as a wolf in sheep's clothing - which suits the name Piroshka, the Hungarian take on the wolf-terrorised fairytale hero Little Red Riding Hood - a subtle nod, too, to a certain red hairdo that stood out in the 1990s Brit-guitar-pop scene