About The Word Frighten

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Frighten

Frighten Meaning & Definition
Frighten Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Frighten?

[v] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
[v] drive out by frightening

Synonyms | Synonyms for Frighten: affright | fright | scare

Related Terms | Find terms related to Frighten: affright | agitate | alarm | alert | appall | arouse | astound | awe | bowl down | bowl over | browbeat | bulldoze | cow | cry havoc | cry wolf | curdle the blood | daunt | demoralize | discompose | disconcert | dismay | disquiet | distress | electrify | faze | fly storm warnings | fright | funk | horrify | horripilate | intimidate | jar | jolt | make one tremble | panic | perturb | petrify | raise apprehensions | scare | scare stiff | shake | shock | sound the alarm | sound the tocsin | spook | stagger | startle | stun | take aback | terrify | terrorize | unman | unnerve | unstring | upset | warn

See Also | alarm | appal | appall | awe | bluff | chase away | consternate | dash | daunt | dismay | dispel | dread | drive away | drive off | drive out | excite | fear | frighten away | frighten off | horrify | intimidate | pall | run off | scare away | scare off | shake | shake up | spook | stimulate | stir | terrify | terrorise | terrorize | turn back

Frighten In Webster's Dictionary

\Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, v. t.] To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb.

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