Synonyms
Examples of terrorize in a Sentence
As a child she terrorized her younger siblings.
She was terrorized by nightmares.
Employees were terrorized into accepting abysmal working conditions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Moïse’s death did create a power vacuum that allowed hundreds of gangs to terrorize Haitians in one of the nation’s most violent and destabilizing periods.
—
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
Set in a fantasy world where oceanic leviathans terrorize humanity, those who hunt down the giant monsters are lauded as heroes.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
The bank is perhaps most famous for a Sept. 12, 1924, robbery by the desperado Ashley Gang, which terrorized the state, and made off with $4,000 in cash and $5,000 worth of Liberty bonds.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024
But his journey takes a turn when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on the trail, prompting Amrit to take them on himself and save those around him.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for terrorize 
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
Set in a fantasy world where oceanic leviathans terrorize humanity, those who hunt down the giant monsters are lauded as heroes.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
The bank is perhaps most famous for a Sept. 12, 1924, robbery by the desperado Ashley Gang, which terrorized the state, and made off with $4,000 in cash and $5,000 worth of Liberty bonds.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024
But his journey takes a turn when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on the trail, prompting Amrit to take them on himself and save those around him.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for terrorize
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'terrorize.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near terrorize
Cite this Entry
“Terrorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
terrorize
verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz 
terrorized; terrorizing
1
: to fill with terror
2
: to force by threat or violence
Legal Definition
terrorize
transitive verb
ter·ror·ize
ˈter-ər-ˌīz
terrorized; terrorizing
: to inflict terror upon
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share