Frightening
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adjective.
Causing
fear
; of capable of causing fear;
scary
.
adjective.
Awful
,
terrible
, very bad.
verb.
Present participle of
frighten
.
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noun.
the act of inspiring with fear
adjective.
causing fear or dread or terror
Word Usage
"What makes Palin frightening is that there are people who actually buy into her scare tactics and fear mongering."
Equivalent
alarming
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
bullying
intimidation
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
brightening
enlightening
heightening
lightening
lightning
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
alarming
appalling
awing
browbeating
bulldozing
verb-stem
frighten