different between terrify vs affear

terrify

English

Alternative forms

  • terrifie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t???fa?/

Verb

terrify (third-person singular simple present terrifies, present participle terrifying, simple past and past participle terrified)

  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
  2. To menace or intimidate.
  3. (obsolete) To make terrible.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:frighten

Related terms

  • terrible
  • terrific
  • terrifying
  • terror
  • terrorist
  • terrorize

Translations

terrify From the web:

  • what terrifies you


affear

English

Alternative forms

  • afear

Etymology

Alternative form of afear.

Verb

affear (third-person singular simple present affears, present participle affearing, simple past and past participle affeared)

  1. (archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.

Derived terms

  • affeard

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