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Feeling or showing fear or anxiety

To have frightened or caused fear

Past tense for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

Past tense for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

Past tense for to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats

Past tense for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment

Past tense for to launch an attack on

Past tense for to exploit, cheat or deceive for personal gain

Past tense for to cause great suffering or torment to

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Adjective

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety

terror-stricken

scared to death

in a cold sweat

horror-stricken

frightened to death

frightened out of your wits

pushing the panic button

in fear and trepidation

scared out of your wits

shaking like a leaf

chicken-hearted

apprehensive about

having cold feet

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

paralyzed with fear^US

bricking oneself

paralysed with fear^UK

discombobulated

discountenanced

having butterflies in the stomach

hot and bothered

frozen with fear

on pins and needles

hot under the collar

all of a flutter

tied up in knots

biting one's nails

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

all of a lather

easily frightened

having stage fright

having a funny feeling

at sixes and sevens

taken by surprise

filled with astonishment

knocked for six

filled with amazement

unable to believe your eyes

filled with wonder

caught on the hop

at a loss for words

filled with awe

caught on the wrong foot

unable to believe one's ears

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

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“I realized that, as an extremely frightened and terrorized child, I had used anger as a means of motivating myself to get out of bed most mornings.”

Verb

To have frightened or caused fear

filled with fear

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

put the wind up

scared the pants off

scared to death

struck terror into

scared the bejesus out of

put the fear of God into

scared the living daylights out of

made one's hair stand on end

scared someone out of their wits

made one's blood run cold

stricken terror into

made someone jump out of their skin

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

made one's flesh creep

filled with terror

made teeth chatter

scared the hell out of

scared the life out of

frightened the life out of

sent into a cold sweat

made someone's hair stand on end

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

threw into a panic

thrown into a panic

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

got the wind up

chilled to the bone

inspired panic in

scared the pants off of

frightened out of your wits

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

curdled the blood

curdles the blood

given one the creeps

gave one the creeps

discountenanced

destabilized^US

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

given someone the heebie-jeebies

stricken terror in

struck terror in

chilled to the marrow

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

pulled the rug out from under

paralysed with fear

filled with panic

threw into a tizzy

filled with consternation

knocked for six

made someone jump out of his skin

thrown off balance

frozen your blood

scared someone half to death

knocked sideways

destabilised^UK

thrown into a tizzy

scared the daylights out of

threw off balance

froze your blood

blinded someone with something

pulled the rug from under

stricken fear into

struck fear into

took your breath away

taken your breath away

thrown into disarray

threw into disarray

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

gave someone a jolt

given someone a jolt

put into a flap

discombobulated

put someone off their stroke

caused someone to lose their composure

rattled one's cage

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

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“As the snake, whom he named Ra, increased in size, it began to terrorize the neighborhood.”

Verb

Past tense for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

made things hot for someone

put the frighteners on

made it hot for someone

used strong-arm tactics on

scared the bejesus out of

put through the wringer

put the chill on

twisted someone's arm

turned on the heat

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

held a gun to one's head

twisted one's arm

scared hell out of

uttered threats to

issued threats to

given someone hell

gave someone hell

gave a hard time

given a hard time

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“The stalker uses his cellular phone to terrorize his victims. He also uses it to ask his prey trivia questions or offer critiques of low-grade horror movies.”

Verb

Past tense for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

given orders to

walked all over

ruled the roost

called the shots

used strong-arm tactics on

kept under thumb

put the screws on

was in the saddle

were in the saddle

been in the saddle

ruled with an iron hand

led by the nose

pushed the buttons

threw your weight around

thrown your weight around

ruled with a rod of iron

bent to your will

treated harshly

trampled underfoot

brought someone to their knees

domineered over

ruled despotically

had someone under your thumb

treated brutally

gained mastery over

gained ascendancy over

rendered incapable

played the heavy with

rendered helpless

tyrannized over

rendered powerless

weighed heavy upon

gained control of

brought to heel

exercised control over

had ascendancy over

ruled the roost in

played first fiddle

had the whip hand over

laid down the law

had the upper hand in

had the upper hand over

had mastery over

called the tune

worn the trousers

wore the trousers

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Verb

Past tense for to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats

put pressure on

used pressure on

brought pressure to bear on

put the squeeze on

put the screws on

put under an obligation

twisted one's arm

made an offer they can't refuse

put the bite on

used strong-arm tactics on

exerted force on

twisted someone's arm

tightened the screws on

brought pressure to bear upon

turned on the heat

ridden roughshod

lumbered someone with

put the chill on

pressurized into

bludgeoned into

intimidated into

terrorized into

breathed down someone's neck

left someone no option but to

burdened someone with

browbeaten into

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

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Verb

Past tense for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment

Verb

Past tense for to launch an attack on

Verb

Past tense for to exploit, cheat or deceive for personal gain

Verb

Past tense for to cause great suffering or torment to

caused suffering to

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