terrorize
verb
[ ˈtɛrərʌɪz ]
• create and maintain a state of extreme fear and distress in (someone); fill with terror.
• "he used his private army to terrorize the population"
Similar:
strike terror in/into,
fill with terror,
scare,
frighten,
terrify,
petrify,
persecute,
victimize,
torment,
tyrannize,
intimidate,
menace,
threaten,
oppress,
bully,
browbeat,
cow,
put the frighteners on,
make it/things hot for someone,
mau-mau,
