aterrorizar

v.

1 to terrify.

me aterrorizan las arañas I'm terrified of spiders

el atracador aterrorizaba a sus víctimas the robber terrorized his victims

El ruido asustó al caballo The noise frightened=startled the horse.

2 to terrorize.

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aterrorizar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to terrify

2 (terrorista) to terrorize

► verbo pronominal aterrorizarse

1 to be terrified

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verb

1) to terrify

2) terrorize

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VT (=aterrar) to terrify; (Mil, Pol) to terrorize

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verbo transitivo to terrorize

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= terrorise [terrorize, -USA], horrify, terrify, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

Ex. Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.

Ex. In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified by what they found the people reading.

Ex. The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.

Ex. Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.

Ex. Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.

Ex. Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.

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* aterrorizar a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs, frighten + Nombre + to death.

* aterrorizarse = panic.

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verbo transitivo to terrorize

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= terrorise [terrorize, -USA], horrify, terrify, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.

Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified by what they found the people reading.

Ex: The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.

Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.

Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.

Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.

* aterrorizar a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs, frighten + Nombre + to death.

* aterrorizarse = panic.

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aterrorizar [A4 ]

vt

to terrorize

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aterrorizar (conjugate aterrorizar) verbo transitivo
to terrorize
aterrorizar verbo transitivo to terrify
Mil Pol to terrorize
'aterrorizar' also found in these entries:
English:
terrify
- terrorize

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aterrorizar

♦ vt

to terrify;

me aterrorizan las arañas I'm terrified of spiders;

el atracador aterrorizaba a sus víctimas the robber terrorized his victims

♦ See also the pronominal verb aterrorizarse

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aterrorizar

v/t

1 terrify, petrify

2 (amenazar) terrorize

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aterrorizar {21} vt

1) : to terrify

2) : to terrorize

♦ See also the reflexive verb aterrorizarse

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aterrorizar vb

1. (causar miedo) to terrify [pt. & pp. terrified]

las serpientes me aterrorizan snakes terrify me

2. (intimidar) to terrorize

el comandante aterrorizaba a los prisioneros the commander terrorized the prisoners