inspire terror
Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words
To make others feel a strong sense of fear.
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Examples (10)
- He inspired terror in everyone he met.
- The dictator's regime was designed to inspire terror among its citizens.
- With a single roar, the beast could inspire terror in the bravest warriors.
- The ghost story was so vivid it would inspire terror even in adults.
- Their tactics were intended to inspire terror and discourage resistance.
- The dark, abandoned house seemed to inspire terror in all who approached it.
- A true leader should inspire confidence, not inspire terror.
- Historical accounts show how the invaders inspired terror wherever they went.
- The sudden, piercing scream inspired terror in the hearts of the campers.
- His cold, unblinking stare was enough to inspire terror in his subordinates.