🇬🇧🇨🇳 terrified - 害怕 : English Lesson

Meaning of "terrified" ("害怕"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Terrified means feeling very, very scared, like when your heart beats fast and you want to hide or run away because something seems super frightening.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The monster under my bed is probably terrified of my dirty socks, because even monsters have noses.

My little brother is terrified of broccoli, so he eats it with his eyes closed like it’s a horror movie in his mouth.

My brother is terrified of clowns, even though the only thing they’ve ever attacked is a balloon animal.

I was terrified to check my test grade, so I peeked with one eye like I was watching a scary movie about fractions.

Some people are terrified of long words, and the funny fact is that there’s a super-long word for that fear: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia!

A small girl sat in the dark. She was terrified. A loud noise made her more terrified. A dark shape moved and she was terrified again. She held a toy, terrified and cold. Her dad came, turned on the light, it was a cat, she hugged it and was not terrified any more.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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