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  1. List of paraphrases for "frightens":

    scares, terrifies, intimidates

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#89562frightens
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  1. Scott C. Holstad:

    normalcy? an answer to a crossword puzzle question my body bears the strain of a suicide wannabe the look in my eye turns people away humanity frightens so easily that the words bubble to the top of the lobotomized

  2. Marianne Williamson, Return to Love, 1992:

    Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

  3. Erik Gordon:

    Companies fear that the nominees will be single issue candidates who focus solely on a labor or environmental issue such as executive compensation or global warming, in fact, the Comptroller's office has targeted companies that it feels have done too little to address climate change, and that frightens energy companies.

  4. David Otto:

    The government has no clue on the potential martyrdom effects this will create, one must be reminded that no amount of punishment frightens a man who is not afraid of death.

  5. The Omani shed:

    My deepest fear is not that we are incompatible, My deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure of fire and fuel. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. You’re playing big will not serve the world, me being prideful did not serve me. KB

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