Intimidate vs. Terrorize — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Intimidate and Terrorize
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Intimidate
To make timid; fill with fear
The size of the opposing players intimidated us.
Terrorize
Create and maintain a state of extreme fear and distress in (someone); fill with terror
He used his private army to terrorize the population
The union said staff would not be terrorized into ending their strike
Intimidate
To coerce or deter, as with threats
The police intimidated the suspect into signing a false statement.
Terrorize
To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
Intimidate
(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence
He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
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Terrorize
To coerce or intimidate by causing fear.
Intimidate
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
Terrorize
To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
Intimidate
Make timid or fearful;
Her boss intimidates her
Terrorize
To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
Intimidate
To compel or deter by or as if by threats
Terrorize
To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority.
Terrorize
Coerce by violence or with threats
Terrorize
Fill with terror; frighten greatly
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