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terrorizzato

terrified

adjective ter-roh-reed-DZAH-toh Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Usage Note

Terrorizzato is the past participle of terrorizzare used as an adjective, so it agrees in gender and number: terrorizzata (f sg), terrorizzati (m pl), terrorizzate (f pl). It describes a person overwhelmed by fear rather than merely afraid (spaventato), and is typically used predicatively: era terrorizzato or attributively before the noun.

Examples

"Il bambino era terrorizzato dal buio."

Natural Translation

The child was terrified of the dark.

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