"terrification" meaning in English

See terrification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: terrifications [plural]
Etymology: terror + -ification or alternatively terrific + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|terror|ification}} terror + -ification, {{suffix|en|terrific|ation}} terrific + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} terrification (plural terrifications)
  1. (dated or used in Scotland) An act of terrifying.

Inflected forms

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