- verbfrighten (verb) · frightens (third person present) · frightened (past tense) · frightened (past participle) · frightening (present participle)
- make (someone) afraid or anxious:"the savagery of his thoughts frightened him" · "people were no longer easily frightened into docility"
- (frighten someone/something off)deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid:"if you say anything to him you might frighten him off" · "the government denies legal responsibility, presumably to frighten off other claimants"
- (of a person) become afraid or anxious:"at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more"
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- Make someone feel fear or to terrifyLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to make someone feel fear: He frightens me when he drives so fast. You'll frighten the baby wearing that mask. frighten someone to death The noise frightened me to death (= gave me a severe fright). frighten someone out of someone’s wits He sneaked into my room in the night and frightened me out of my wits.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/frightentransitive verb 1 : to make afraid : terrify The movie scene frightened the child. 2 : to drive or force by frightening frightened the boy into confessingwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightenFrighten, alarm, scare, terrify, terrorize, appall all mean to arouse fear in people or animals. To frighten is to shock with sudden, startling, but usually short-lived fear, especially that arising from the apprehension of physical harm: to frighten someone by a sudden noise.www.dictionary.com/browse/frighten1. to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare. 2. to drive by scaring (usu. fol. by away, off, etc.): to frighten away pigeons from the roof. v.i. 3. to become frightened: a timid child who frightens easily.www.thefreedictionary.com/frighten
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