Preposition: of

• spider: I am not afraid of rats but I'm terrified of spiders.

• prospect: They are terrified of the very prospect of loss of power.

• height: The Day I Got my Leg Over Provided by Camp Counselors USA I have always been terrified of heights.

• consequence: The family are terrified of the consequences of being sent back to Pakistan.

• failure: I'm terrified of failure in relationships or marriage.

• thought: These childhood infections have been blown out of such proportion that parents of today are terrified of the thought of them.

Object

• villager: This terrible atrocity occurred when terrified villagers tried to escape the bombs hailing down on them.

• scream: The terrified scream of a young princess, The brain of Harry Boyd, a terrible mess!

• victim: The terrified victim woke and screamed out to her mother who was also attacked by the 14-year-old girl.

• creature: In the farthest reaches of space, a creature terrified us.

• girl: I felt like a terrified little girl up in front of a firing squad.

• passenger: Describe to a terrified passenger how the engine works!

Preposition: at

• prospect: Like most people, you're absolutely terrified at the prospect!

• thought: Most are terrified at the thought of leading a youth group, let alone a youth group on a trip to Kabul!

Modifying Another Word

• absolutely: They were absolutely terrified too for their own safety.

• secretly: They must have been secretly terrified of being rejected and sent home as unfit.

• utterly: I have never in my whole life been so utterly terrified.

• so: I was so terrified, I was unable to speak and could barely move.

• obviously: Obviously terrified of his 56 liters of beer that he brought being stolen.

Used with why or when

• when: I was shocked and terrified when he said all this!