What is another word for terrorizing ?

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

putting the frighteners on

frightening out of your wits

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

putting the fear of God into

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the living daylights out of

throwing into a panic

abusing

mistreating

making one's hair stand on end

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

throwing into a blue funk

making one's blood run cold

giving a turn

using strong-arm tactics on

giving someone goose pimples

psyching out

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

curdling the blood

making teeth chatter

overbearing

frightening the living daylights out of

taking aback

shaking up

making jump

making someone jump out of their skin

discriminating against

hassling

steamrollering

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

paralysing^UK

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

paralyzing^US

scaring the hell out of

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

scaring the life out of

bossing about

bossing around

throwing

throwing into a fright

having a down on

turning on the heat

despotizing

sending into a cold sweat

making someone shake in their shoes

riding roughshod over

giving a hard time

giving someone a fright

making someone's hair stand on end

throwing off balance

putting heat on

throwing into a tizzy

scaring the pants off of

freaking out

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

feeling ill will towards

vandalizing^US

making someone jump out of his skin

blinding someone with something

staggering

springing

taking your breath away

giving someone a jolt

giving a shock

springing on

chilling to the marrow

vandalising^UK

misusing

overpowering

confusing

scaring someone half to death

twisting someone's arm

playing the heavy with

bringing pressure to bear on

filling with panic

throwing into disarray

putting the screws on

putting pressure on

working on

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

holding a gun to one's head

putting through the wringer

filling with consternation

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

scaring the daylights out of

demonizing^US

making threats against

demonising^UK

having your knife into

putting someone off their stroke

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

knocking the stuffing out of

taking the wind out of your sails

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving someone the blues

making sad

turning off

stopping someone in their tracks

piquing

cutting to the quick

devitalizing

making someone scratch their head

setting someone back on their heels

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

balking^US

hurting somebody's feelings

causing to be at a stand

baulking^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

dampening the spirits of

causing someone to lose their composure

making someone fed up

putting out of countenance

bringing tears to your eyes

blowing your mind

knocking for a loop

putting someone off their stride

breaking the heart of

messing with one's head

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

casting a gloom on

upsetting the applecart

shattering the illusions of

knocking props out

throwing into confusion

giving someone the hump

knocking the wind out of

throwing a pall over

throwing into uproar

throwing into disorder

damping down

bearing down on

incensing

harshing one's mellow

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

sending over the edge

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

harshing someone's mellow

hanging over

making desolate

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

setting someone thinking

making a mountain out of a molehill

causing to lose heart

shooting down

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking down a peg or two

libeling^US

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

libelling^UK

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

dishonoring^US

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“The government had the helicopter gunships to terrorize the population.”

Verb

using strong-arm tactics on

Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

domineering

dominating

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

riding roughshod over

keeping under thumb

running things

putting the screws on

being in the saddle

ruling with an iron hand

leading by the nose

pushing the buttons

throwing your weight around

ruling with a rod of iron

bending to your will

tormenting

bringing someone to their knees

treating brutally

having someone under your thumb

having the upper hand over

exercising control over

prevailing over

having ascendancy over

having the upper hand in

having mastery over

playing first fiddle

calling the tune

having one's way

laying down the law

having the whip hand over

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Verb

Present participle for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently

making it hot for someone

aggravating

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

getting the knife into

giving a hard time

sticking the knife into

driving up the wall

making things hot for someone

breathing down someone's neck

getting on your nerves

rubbing up the wrong way

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

tantalizing^US

driving round the bend

giving someone the hump

tantalising^UK

getting under your skin

making waves

making someone see red

driving round the twist

getting on one's nerves

undoing

keeping on at

freaking out

driving bananas

making somebody's hackles rise

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

putting someone's nose out of joint

gnawing at

egging on

intruding upon

bending someone's ear

getting someone

making anxious

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

antagonising^UK

pricking

getting your dander up

getting your hackles up

bringing pressure to bear on

driving you up the wall

causing discomfort to

taking the piss out of

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

hurting somebody's feelings

getting a rise out of

leading someone a merry dance

punishing

playing cat and mouse

wringing

boning

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

giving someone the pip

rubbing you up the wrong way

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Verb

bringing pressure to bear on

Present participle for to obligate to do something

pinning down

putting the bite on

tightening the screws on

twisting someone's arm

using strong-arm tactics on

putting the squeeze on

putting the screws on

bringing pressure to bear upon

putting under an obligation

high pressuring

putting the arm on

making an offer they can't refuse

leaving someone no option

throwing your weight around

turning on the heat

putting the chill on

leaving someone no option but to

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Verb

Present participle for to launch an attack on

Verb

Taking advantage of

Verb

Present participle for cause great suffering to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

Verb

Present participle for attack, terrorize

Verb

Present participle for to lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

Adjective

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

knock-down-and-drag-out

red in tooth and claw

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

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Adjective

Bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences

wintry^US

unfavorable^US

wintery^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

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Adjective

Causing horror

like the back end of a bus

sombre^UK

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavoury^UK

anemic^US

unsavory^US

anaemic^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Adjective

Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

having a chip on one's shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

have chip on shoulder

obstinately disobedient

unfavorable^US

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

without law and order

disinclined to accept

with one's feet dug in

iron-willed

with one's toes dug in

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Adjective

Not having laws

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

without law and order

full of ups and downs

untrammeled^US

spreading like wildfire

obstinately disobedient

unfavorable^US

colorful^US

colourful^UK

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Noun

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats