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terrify

[ter-uh-fahy] / ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ /


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Hawkins was under seige, with Rifts - or dimensional tears - opening up, letting in terrifying Demogorgons from the Upside Down, while the town was under military quarantine.

From BBC

And they are terrified of spreading the disease to loved ones.

From The Wall Street Journal

"One of them put its head down and started thumping the ground. I was terrified. I couldn't escape," she added.

From BBC

An exquisite, heartbreaking and genuinely terrifying contemplation of trauma and familial love.

From Los Angeles Times

The letters left her “shocked and terrified,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal