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terrorizzare

to terrorise

verb teh-ror-eed-DZAH-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

to terrify

Usage Note

Terrorizzare takes avere as its auxiliary: ha terrorizzato la città ('it terrorised the city'). The past participle terrorizzato is also commonly used as an adjective meaning 'terrified': era terrorizzata dall'idea ('she was terrified by the idea'). The derived noun is terrorizzazione, though terrore ('terror') is more frequent.

Examples

"Il cane terrorizzava i bambini del quartiere."

Natural Translation

The dog terrorised the children in the neighbourhood.

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