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terror-stricken

adjective as in scared

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Terror-stricken fugitives began to block the roads and to impede the movements of the army.

Terror-stricken, he left the church, and did not regain his consciousness until he stood in the portico of the old temple.

Terror-stricken, they appeared before the war council, there to render an account of their deeds.

Terror-stricken he fled in the direction taken by his friend, whom he soon met, returning to learn the cause of the firing.

Terror-stricken, appalled, shaking as with an ague, the gun almost drops from his grasp.

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On this page you'll find 212 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to terror-stricken, such as: anxious, apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, and shocked.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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