Appear and Terrify

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Appear verb - To come into view.

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Terrify and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terrify" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Terrify verb - To strike with fear.

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Appear and terrify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Terrify".

Nearby Words: terrible, terrifying, terror, terrified

ability	appear ability	terrify ability
people	appear people	terrify people
place	appear place	terrify place
parents	appear parents	terrify parents
Other words: anyone, everyone, humans.

Video Game Cruelty Potential: You can terrify a few people in the town of La Résistance by using the Change spell to appear as a soldier of The Empire.

Source: Video Game / Crystalis
Peek-A-Boo Corpse: Petrie's assistant sabotages Carlotta's performance by ripping a piece of scenery and letting a hanged corpse appear to terrify everyone.

Source: Film / The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Though really he's a good mix of this and Faux Affably Evil, he can appear as friendly when he wants, but a lot of the times it's just to unnerve his victims to let their guards down or terrify them.

Source: Affably Evil / Western Animation

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