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Verb

To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in

To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

Noun

Great fear or apprehension

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Verb

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To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

make one's flesh creep

petrify

appall^US

appal^UK

scare the bejesus out of

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

cow

scare witless

shake

scare someone out of their wits

faze

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

discomfort

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

scare off

give someone goose pimples

frighten the living daylights out of

make one's blood run cold

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

frighten the life out of

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make jump

make someone jump out of their skin

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

strike terror in

send into a cold sweat

freeze your blood

chill someone's blood

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

scare the daylights out of

floor

make someone jump out of his skin

put chill on

make flesh crawl

freak

become horror-stricken

pressurize^US

tyrannize^US

send chills down the spine of

pressurise^UK

tyrannise^UK

fill with consternation

scare someone half to death

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

put someone off their stroke

knock the stuffing out of

take the wind out of your sails

agonize^US

agonise^UK

set someone back on their heels

make despondent

give someone the blues

make sad

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

traumatize^US

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

antagonise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

dampen spirits

make unhappy

cause to be at a stand

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause anxiety to

shatter

dampen the spirits of

put out of countenance

zing

get

reduce to tears

pull the rug from under

benumb

put someone off their stride

pull the rug out from under

take your breath away

bring tears to your eyes

mess with someone's head

knock out

make one's heart bleed

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

tease

blind someone with something

undermine one's confidence

balk^US

slight

completely surprise

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

baulk^UK

knock the wind out of

shatter the illusions of

sap the confidence of

weigh heavily on one's mind

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

keep under

make desolate

hang over

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

give someone the hump

dampen someone's hopes

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take down

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

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“If these are not mischief enough to affright thee, I know not what thou art.”

Verb

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To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

threaten

harass

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

hector

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

use strong-arm tactics on

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

victimize^US

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put under an obligation

work on

put down

disconcert

rule with an iron hand

be cruel to

rule with a rod of iron

put the frighteners on

breathe down someone's neck

bring someone to their knees

tighten the screws on

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

put through the wringer

put the chill on

cajole

make things hot for someone

hold a gun to one's head

blind someone with something

rattle

come at

be a tough guy

make it hot for someone

faze

take your breath away

have someone do something

criticize^US

have someone under your thumb

criticise^UK

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have under one's thumb

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

prevail over

wear the trousers

exercise control over

have the upper hand over

have the upper hand in

make an offer they can't refuse

put the arm on

be in the driver's seat

be overbearing

push the buttons

run things

throw your weight around

incentivize^US

incentivise^UK

leave someone no option

bring force to bear on

beg

make necessary

crack down

hold a gun to someone's head

bring pressure to bear

foist

leave someone no option but to

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

invigorate^US

bring pressure to bear upon

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

envigorate^UK

bleed someone of something

act as an incentive to

act as a stimulus to

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Noun

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Great fear or apprehension

butterflies in the stomach

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