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terrified

/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/

Meanings
adjective
Extremely frightened.

Examples :

"The child was terrified of the loud thunder. "
emotion mind sensation

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frightened verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

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younger adjective

/ˈjʌŋɡə/ /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

"a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers"

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intimidate verb

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence

"The bully tried to intimidate the smaller children on the playground. "

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greatly adverb

/ˈɡɹeɪtli/

To a great extent or degree.

"Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year."

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silence noun

/ˈsaɪ.ləns/

The absence of any sound.

"When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening."

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extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

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terror noun

/ˈtɛɹə/ /ˈtɛɚ/

Intense dread, fright, or fear.

"The sudden loud noise filled the classroom with terror. "

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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threatening verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

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thunder noun

/ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

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frighten verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

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terrible adjective

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

"The witch gave him a terrible curse."