Synonyms for scarify

verb

To criticize harshly and devastatingly:

blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash. (Informal) roast. (Slang) slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise

verb

To fill with fear:

affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, startle, terrify, terrorize. (Archaic) fright. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly (or stiff), scare the daylights out of. See fear

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