Definitions

1. verb

to cause great fear or anxiety in someone or a group of people; to intimidate or coerce someone into doing something.

“The government’s policies were designed to terrorise the opposition party into submission.”

2. verb

to make someone feel frightened or intimidated.

“The loud noises in the haunted house were meant to terrorise visitors.”

3. noun

the act of causing fear or anxiety in someone or a group of people.

“The act of terrorising the town has left its residents in a state of panic.”