Frighten

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  • intransitive verb. To fill with fear; alarm.
  • intransitive verb. To drive or force by arousing fear.
  • intransitive verb. To become afraid.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To strike with fright; terrify; scare; dismay.
  • Synonyms To affright, dismay, daunt, appal, intimidate. See afraid.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cause fear in
  • verb. drive out by frightening
    • Word Usage
    "Toy Industry Needs Import Safety Checklist Safety recalls frighten, repulse consumers, JPMorgan analyst warns."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    encourage  entice  
    cross-reference
    frightened water  
    Form
    frightened  frightening  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chase away  dispel  drive away  drive off  drive out  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brighton  Titan  Triton  brighten  enlighten  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    appal  disconcert  disturb  eerie  excite  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affray  affright  affright  agitate  alarm  
    verb-form
    frightened  frightening  frightens  
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