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Common collocations with terrified in American Collocation

terrified adjective

US /ˈterəˌfaɪd/

completely

absolutely
completely
utterly

My dog is absolutely terrified of fireworks.

truly

genuinely
truly

Many are genuinely terrified about the future.

rather

pretty
somewhat

I feel somewhat terrified at the prospect of doing it again.

obviously

clearly
obviously

The fox, obviously terrified, sought refuge down a rabbit hole.

secretly

secretly

They must have been secretly terrified of being rejected.

in a way that is easy to understand

naturally
understandably

She is understandably terrified by the incident and is upgrading the security at her home.

be
feel
look
seem
sound

‘I have to speak to you right now’, she said, sounding genuinely terrified.