About The Word Frightening

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Frightening

Frightening Meaning & Definition
Frightening Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Frightening?

[n] to inspire with fear
[adj] causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Frightening: alarming | awful | dire | direful | dread(a) | dreaded | dreadful | fearful | fearsome | horrendous | horrific | terrible | terrorisation | terrorization

Related Terms | Find terms related to Frightening: alarming | appalling | awing | browbeating | bulldozing | bullying | chilling | cowing | daunting | demoralization | deterrent | deterring | dire | disconcerting | discouraging | disheartening | dismaying | disquieting | distressing | dreadful | fearful | fear-inspiring | fearsome | formidable | frightful | hair-raising | harrowing | hectoring | horrifying | intimidating | intimidation | overawing | petrifying | psychological warfare | scaring | scary | shocking | spooky | startling | terrifying | war of nerves

See Also | bullying | intimidation

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