terrorise


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Synonyms for terrorise

coerce by violence or with threats

fill with terror

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One of the armed men resorted to firing and fired shots at the ground apparently to terrorise the employees, said Nazimabad SHO Chaudhry Liaquat.
"We would like to inform you that opposition, especially the BJP is likely to capture booths, rigging, and resort to violence to terrorise the voters.
If you terrorise a child in this way they will become fearful of listening to their feelings.
The crimes they have committed should have seen them all put in prison from where they could terrorise no one.
BAD COP BAD COP: Jack (Kent Harper) and Keith (Josh Strait) terrorise drivers
The reporter, Tim Lewis, describes the youth "gangs" as "terrorising": a definition of terrorise is "to make someone feel very frightened by threatening to kill or hurt them".
TEENAGE thugs who terrorise communities are to be targeted in a fresh crackdown on anti-social crime.
He said the interview did not terrorise any person and Mr Abidi could exercise his right of freedom of speech.
Terrorists sowed targeted villages and highways in the Northern region, Muharraq and Sitra and used violence to disrupt the traffic, cripple trade activities and Eid festivities and terrorise and curb people's liberties.
HE criminals who invade Tpeople's homes set out to terrorise their victims and scare them into submission.
In other words, a programme designed by American terrorists to terrorise America's foes.