to fill or overcome with terror.

to dominate or coerce by intimidation.

to produce widespread fear by acts of violence, as bombings.

verb

assuage , calm , help , please

verb

alarm , appall , awe , bludgeon , browbeat , bulldoze * , bully , coerce , cow , dismay , dragoon , fright , frighten , hector , horrify , intimidate , menace , oppress , petrify , scare , scare to death , shock , spook , startle , strike terror into , strong-arm * , terrify , affright , panic , scarify , abash , threaten