Delight and Terrify

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Delight

Delight verb - To feel or express joy or triumph.
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Terrify is an antonym for delight.
Nearby Words: delightful, delighted, delightfully, delightedly, delighting

Terrify

Terrify verb - To strike with fear.
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Delight is an antonym for terrify in scare topic.
Nearby Words: terrible, terrifying, terror, terrified
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Common collocations

audience delight audience terrify audience
humans delight humans terrify humans
kids delight kids terrify kids

Both words in one sentence

  • Demon Head Gaki, a type of life-stealing ghost created from humans who died of starvation (or while feeling avaricious or envious), are shapeshifters in general, but delight in suddenly assuming ghastly visages to startle and terrify.
    Source: Demon Head
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