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

throwing into a panic

maltreating

putting the wind up

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

throwing into a blue funk

making your hair stand on end

giving someone a turn

using strong-arm tactics on

riding roughshod over

giving someone goose pimples

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

curdling the blood

overbearing

walking heavy

frightening the living daylights out of

taking aback

shaking up

making jump

making your blood run cold

making someone jump out of their skin

putting the wind up someone

discriminating against

hassling

steamrollering

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

making blood run cold

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

freezing your blood

pestering

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

getting the wind up

depressing

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

throwing

throwing into a fright

having a down on

despotizing

sending into a cold sweat

making one's blood run cold

mystifying

flummoxing

making someone shake in their shoes

giving someone a fright

making someone's hair stand on end

giving a turn

giving someone a hard time

throwing off balance

putting heat on

turning on the heat

throwing into a tizzy

freaking out

scaring the pants off of

treading on

trampling on

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

kicking about

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

vandalizing^US

pushing someone around

chilling off

making one's teeth chatter

making someone jump out of his skin

scaring the living daylights out of someone

putting someone off their stroke

making your flesh creep

giving someone a jolt

giving a shock

springing something on

vandalising^UK

chilling someone to the marrow

blinding someone with something

scaring someone half to death

influencing

persuading

saddening

taking someone's breath away

dispiriting

concerning

twisting someone's arm

playing the heavy with

putting through the wringer

filling with panic

throwing into disarray

throwing into a tizz

lording it over

twisting somebody's arm

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

putting the screws on

filling with consternation

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

scaring the daylights out of

making one's hair stand on end

making threats against

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

having your knife into

knocking the stuffing out of

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

balking^US

stopping someone in their tracks

cutting to the quick

making someone scratch their head

exciting

setting someone back on their heels

baulking^UK

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving someone the blues

causing to be at a stand

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

causing someone to lose their composure

making someone fed up

putting out of countenance

making wretched

causing anxiety to

hurting somebody's feelings

bringing tears to your eyes

taking the wind out of your sails

putting someone off their stride

knocking for a loop

making your heart bleed

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

breaking the heart of

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

messing with one's head

ventilating

examining

causing to lose heart

taking one's breath away

giving someone the hump

touching

striking

incensing

throwing into confusion

hurting one's feelings

dumping on

doing in

hitting like a ton of bricks

anguishing

dashing the hopes of

throwing into disorder

going out of one's way

making a fuss about

going to the trouble of

driving insane

shattering the illusions of

dampening the spirits of

hurting someone's feelings

getting someone's goat

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

putting someone's nose out of joint

putting someone's back up

giving offence

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

sending over the edge

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

running down

reducing to tears

boggling someone's mind

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

setting someone thinking

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

puncturing balloon

taking the wind out of someone's sails

taking down a peg or two

letting down easy

taking down

cutting down to size

taking the wind out of somebody's sails

blasting

wrecking

getting on someone's wick

torpedoing

demolishing

knocking the stuffing out of someone

putting the kibosh on

libelling^UK

raising eyebrows amongst

reviling

blackguarding

dishonoring^US

belying

libeling^US

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

denigrating

bad-mouthing

defaming

causing raised eyebrows

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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 weight around

ruling with a rod of iron

bending to one's will

bringing someone to their knees

treating brutally

having someone under your thumb

having the upper hand over

exercising control over

laying down the law

putting pressure on

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite on

putting the squeeze on

having ascendancy over

keeping under your thumb

having the upper hand in

having the whip hand over

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Verb

Present participle for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently

giving someone a hard time

aggravating

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

getting the knife into

sticking the knife into

driving up the wall

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

breathing down someone's neck

getting on your nerves

driving round the bend

working on

tantalizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

tantalising^UK

harping on at

picking at

bending someone's ear

giving someone the hump

driving round the twist

moaning at

getting in one's hair

keeping complaining to

making someone see red

agonizing^US

making someone's blood boil

haunting

guying

getting in someone's hair

making someone's hackles rise

trying someone's patience

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's wick

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's back up

ruffling someone's feathers

getting up someone's nose

getting under someone's skin

agonising^UK

getting under one's skin

searching high heaven

tracking down

turning upside down

leaving no stone unturned

taking the mickey out of

taking the piss out of

getting in the hair of

razzing

getting on the nerves of

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

driving you up the wall

messing with

getting on one's nerves

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for obligate to do something

using strong-arm tactics on

pinning down

putting the bite on

tightening the screws on

twisting someone's arm

putting the squeeze on

putting the screws on

bringing pressure to bear upon

putting under an obligation

high pressuring

forcing somebody's hand

twisting somebody's arm

putting the arm on

making an offer they can't refuse

leaving someone no option

throwing 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 attack

Verb

Taking advantage of

Verb

Present participle for cause great suffering to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

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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

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

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Adjective

Causing immense fear

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

Bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences

wintry^US

unfavorable^US

wintery^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^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

with one's feet dug in

iron-willed

with one's toes dug in

disinclined to accept

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Adjective

Not having laws

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

without law and order

full of ups and downs

untrammeled^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

spreading like wildfire

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

ruinous

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Noun

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