English > frighten: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion| Meaning | drive out by frightening. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Model | The bad news will frighten him |
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| Synonyms | fright, scare, affright |
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| Cause to | fear, dread | Be afraid or scared of |
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| Narrower | awe | inspire awe in |
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| bluff | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is |
| consternate | Fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion |
| dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify | Fill with apprehension or alarm |
| intimidate | make timid or fearful |
| spook | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action |
| terrify, terrorize, terrorise | Fill with terror |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
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| See also | frighten off, frighten away | cause to lose courage |
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| Spanish | amedrentar, asustar, atemorizar, espantar |
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| Catalan | esglaiar, espantar |
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| Nouns | frightening | the act of inspiring with fear |
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