terrified

Questions about terrified

What does terrified mean?

terrified means "thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation".

How many syllables are in terrified?

terrified has 3 syllables: ter-ri-fied. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /ˈtɛɹəˌfaɪd/.

What is another word for terrified?

Close synonyms include panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, frightened. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is terrified a common word?

terrified is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with terrified?

42 words rhyme with terrified. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for terrified come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.