terrorisé

terrified

adjective teh-roh-ree-ZEH Rare

Usage Note

Terrorisé is the past participle of terroriser used as an adjective, and it agrees in gender and number: terrorisée (f), terrorisés (m pl), terrorisées (f pl). It conveys an acute, overwhelming fear rather than ordinary anxiety, making it stronger than effrayé or apeuré. In journalism it often appears in the phrase une population terrorisée to describe civilians living under threat.

Examples

"Les enfants étaient terrorisés par l'orage."

Natural Translation

The children were terrified by the storm.

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