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Synonyms for frighten
ˈfraɪt nfright·en
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
frighten
One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or forborne; the means of intimidation may act through the senses, or may appeal only to the intellect or the sensibilities. The sudden rush of an armed madman may frighten; the quiet leveling of a highwayman's pistol intimidates. A savage beast is intimidated by the keeper's whip. Employers may intimidate their employees from voting contrary to their will by threat of discharge; a mother may be intimidated through fear for her child. To browbeat or cow is to bring into a state of submissive fear; to daunt is to give pause or check to a violent, threatening, or even a brave spirit. To scare is to cause sudden, unnerving fear; to terrify is to awaken fear that is overwhelming. Compare ALARM.
Synonyms:
affright, alarm, appal, browbeat, cow, daunt, dismay, intimidate, scare, terrify
Princeton's WordNet
frighten, fright, scare, affrightverb
cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
Synonyms:
pall, scare, scare off, daunt, affright, frighten away, scare away, fright, frighten off, dashfrightenverb
drive out by frightening
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
frightenverb
Synonyms:
alarm, affright, terrify, scare, dismay, daunt, intimidate, shock with sudden fear
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4148 | alarm | |
#5795 | afraid | |
#7132 | cow | |
#8587 | dash | |
#13901 | scare | |
#29576 | fright | |
#33345 | dismay | |
#35818 | pall | |
#37463 | intimidate | |
#43167 | frighten | |
#51312 | spook | |
#68351 | startle | |
#100606 | terrify | |
#172953 | daunt | |
#207297 | browbeat | |
#216390 | appal | |
#224580 | affright |
How to use frighten in a sentence?
I imagine the administration is providing this info publicly to frighten the regime in Iran and also as part of responsible contingency planning, part of the psychological operations being employed to deter further regime escalation.
Andrew Left motivation is the same as one who runs into a crowded theater and falsely yells fire. Andrew Left wanted people to run, andrew Left intentionally designed the report to frighten our shareholders to drive down the price of our stock so Andrew Left could make money for Andrew Left short-selling.
Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction:
If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.
Does it really matter what these affectionate people do-- so long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses!
The man wanted to frighten me and I decided he couldn’t do that.
Translations for frighten
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- افزع, خشّىArabic
- плаша, изплашвамBulgarian
- espaventar, espantarCatalan, Valencian
- vystrašitCzech
- erschrecken, Angst machen, schreckenGerman
- τρομάζωGreek
- timigiEsperanto
- atemorizarSpanish
- ترساندنPersian
- säikyttää, pelottaaFinnish
- redouter, terrifier, effrayerFrench
- cuir eagla arIrish
- spaventare, spaurireItalian
- 怖がらせるJapanese
- შეშინებაGeorgian
- terreōLatin
- menakutkanMalay
- bang, beangstigen, makenDutch
- przestraszyć, nastraszyćPolish
- وېرولPashto, Pushto
- amedrontar, intimidarPortuguese
- înspăimânta, speriaRomanian
- пугать, испугать, напугатьRussian
- skrämmaSwedish
- ogofiaSwahili
- பயமுறுத்தTamil
- భయపడుTelugu
- fé sogne, sbarerWalloon
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