terrorize
/ˈtɛrərʌɪz/
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ter - ro - rize -> terrorize
(v.t) ကြောက်ရွံ့ထိတ်လန့်စေသည်။
၁။ (က) [U] ထိတ်လန့်ကြောက်ရွံ့ခြင်း။ run away in terror ❍ scream with terror ❍ be in terror of one's life (ie afraid of being killed) ❍ She lives in terror of (ie is constantly afraid of) losing her job. ❍ strike terror into sb (ie make them very frightened). See also REIGN OF TERROR
(ခ) [C] ကြောက်ခြင်း။ လန့်ခြင်း။ အထိတ်တလန့်ဖြစ်မှု။ have a terror of heights ❍ The terrors of the night were past.
၂။ [C] မျက်ဖြူဆိုက်စရာ။ street gangs that are the terror of the neighbourhood ❍ Death holds no terrors for (ie does not frighten) me.
၃။ [C] (infml ) အော့ကြောလန်။ Their children are absolute terrors.
❏ terrorize, -ise /'terǝraÇz/ v အကြမ်းဖက်ခြိမ်းခြောက်သည်။ local gangs terrorizing the neighbourhood ❍ villagers terrorized into leaving their homes.
- [in terror] : Thousands of islanders fled in terror yesterday as the volcano erupted.
- [sheer/pure/absolute terror] : I remember the sheer terror of those bombing raids.
- [strike terror into someone] : He didn’t strike the same terror into me as other dentists.
- [live in terror of someone/something] : Everyone for miles around lived in terror of them.
- The terrors of the night
- A deliberate campaign of terror
- Terror attacks/tactics/groups
- She’s such a little terror.
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