Terrify
Synonyms: Petrified, scared witless, terror-stricken, horror-stricken, paralysed with fear, panic-stricken, shaking like a leaf, hysterical, scared, afraid, in a cold sweat, funky, spooked, afeared, petrify, scare witless, scare/frighten the life out of, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone's blood, make someone's flesh creep, send into a cold sweat, alarm, panic, frighten, scare the pants off, scarify, scare the bejesus out of, affright, scared stiff, frightened/scared to death, terror-struck, horror-struck, horrified, shaking in one's shoes, frantic, beside oneself, frightened, feart, in a (blue) funk, windy, frit, affrighted, scare stiff, scare/frighten to death, scare the hell out of, fill with fear, make someone's blood run cold, paralyse with fear, give someone goose pimples, horrify, appal, throw into a panic, scare, make someone's hair curl, throw into a blue funk, and spook.
Example Sentences
The loud noise will terrify the children.
Ghost stories terrify people during Halloween nights.
The horror movie aims to terrify viewers.
The sudden crash could terrify anyone nearby.
Dark shadows can terrify those who are afraid.