how to pronounce terrorize

/ˈtɛɹ.ə.ɹaɪz/

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terrorize is pronounced in three syllables

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tɛɹəɹaɪz

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An example use of terrorize in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… criminals to terrorize these black and …”

meanings of terrorize

verb:

  1. To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
  2. To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.

terrorize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word terrorize occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics terrorize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that terrorize can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

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