Calm and Terrify

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Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

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Terrify is an antonym for calm.

Nearby Words: calmness, calmed, calming, calmly

Terrify verb - To strike with fear.

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Calm is an antonym for terrify in scare topic.

Nearby Words: terrible, terrifying, terror, terrified

people	calm people	terrify people
children	calm children	terrify children
crowd	calm crowd	terrify crowd
rest	calm rest	terrify rest
Other words: child, everybody, everyone, opponents, animals, passengers.

He can take witness things that would terrify the bravest of people, and yet remain calm and expressionless.

Source: Manga / ×××HOLiC

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