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frighten
fright·en F0328500 (frīt′n)v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr.1. To fill with fear; alarm.2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing.v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily.
fright′en·er n.fright′en·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic
These verbs mean to cause a person to experience fear. Frighten and the more informal scare are the most widely applicable: "The Count's mysterious warning frightened me at the time" (Bram Stoker).We scared each other telling ghost stories before bed.
Alarm implies a state of fearful anxiety, often brought on suddenly: The sight of the approaching shark alarmed the swimmers.
Terrify implies overwhelming, often paralyzing fear: "It is the coming of death that terrifies me" (Oscar Wilde).
To terrorize is to strike fear into another, often for purposes of coercion: "The decent citizen was terrorized into paying public blackmail" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
Startle suggests a momentary fright that may cause a sudden, involuntary movement of the body: The clap of thunder startled us.
Panic implies sudden frantic fear that often impairs self-control and rationality: The realistic radio drama panicked the listeners who tuned in after it had begun.frighten (ˈfraɪtən) vb (tr) 1. to cause fear in; terrify; scare2. to drive or force to go (away, off, out, in, etc) by making afraid ˈfrightened adj ˈfrightening adj ˈfrighteningly advfright•en (ˈfraɪt n)
v.t. 1. 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. [1660–70] fright′en•a•ble, adj. fright′en•er, n. fright′en•ing•ly, adv. frighten frightened">frightened1. 'frighten'If something frightens you, it makes you feel afraid. Rats and mice don't frighten me.Frighten is almost always a transitive verb. Don't say that someone 'frightens'. If you want to say that someone is afraid because of something that has happened or that might happen, you say that they are frightened. Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.He told the children not to be frightened.For more information, see afraid - frightened2. 'frightening'Don't confuse frightened with frightening. Something that is frightening causes you to feel fear. It was a very frightening experience.It is frightening to think what damage could be done.frighten
Past participle: frightened
Gerund: frightening
| Imperative |
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| frighten | | frighten |
| Present |
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| I frighten | | you frighten | | he/she/it frightens | | we frighten | | you frighten | | they frighten |
| Preterite |
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| I frightened | | you frightened | | he/she/it frightened | | we frightened | | you frightened | | they frightened |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am frightening | | you are frightening | | he/she/it is frightening | | we are frightening | | you are frightening | | they are frightening |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have frightened | | you have frightened | | he/she/it has frightened | | we have frightened | | you have frightened | | they have frightened |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was frightening | | you were frightening | | he/she/it was frightening | | we were frightening | | you were frightening | | they were frightening |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had frightened | | you had frightened | | he/she/it had frightened | | we had frightened | | you had frightened | | they had frightened |
| Future |
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| I will frighten | | you will frighten | | he/she/it will frighten | | we will frighten | | you will frighten | | they will frighten |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have frightened | | you will have frightened | | he/she/it will have frightened | | we will have frightened | | you will have frightened | | they will have frightened |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be frightening | | you will be frightening | | he/she/it will be frightening | | we will be frightening | | you will be frightening | | they will be frightening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been frightening | | you have been frightening | | he/she/it has been frightening | | we have been frightening | | you have been frightening | | they have been frightening |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been frightening | | you will have been frightening | | he/she/it will have been frightening | | we will have been frightening | | you will have been frightening | | they will have been frightening |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been frightening | | you had been frightening | | he/she/it had been frightening | | we had been frightening | | you had been frightening | | they had been frightening |
| Conditional |
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| I would frighten | | you would frighten | | he/she/it would frighten | | we would frighten | | you would frighten | | they would frighten |
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| I would have frightened | | you would have frightened | | he/she/it would have frightened | | we would have frightened | | you would have frightened | | they would have frightened |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  frighten - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"affright, fright, scarebluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really isstimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatlyintimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dash - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" | | 2. | frighten - drive out by frighteningchase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
frightenverb scare, shock, alarm, terrify, cow, appal, startle, intimidate, dismay, daunt, unnerve, petrify, unman, terrorize, scare (someone) stiff, put the wind up (someone) (informal), scare the living daylights out of (someone) (informal), make your hair stand on end (informal), get the wind up, make your blood run cold, throw into a panic, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), freeze your blood, make (someone) jump out of his skin (informal), throw into a fright Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
encourage, comfort, calm, reassure, soothe, hearten, allay, assuagefrighten something or someone off or away scare off, startle, put the wind up (someone) (informal), throw into a fright He fired into the air to frighten them off.frightenverbTo fill with fear:affright, alarm, panic, scare, scarify, startle, terrify, terrorize.Archaic: fright.Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.Translationsfright (frait) noun1. a sudden fear. the noise gave me a terrible fright. 驚嚇 惊吓2. a person who looks ridiculous. She looks a fright in those clothes. 怪人 怪人stage frightstageˈfrighten verb to make (someone) afraid. She was frightened by a large dog. 使驚恐 使惊恐ˈfrightened adjective 受驚的 受惊的ˈfrightful adjective1. terrible or frightening. I had a frightful experience. 可怕的 可怕的2. very bad. He is a frightful liar. 極壞的 极坏的ˈfrightening adjective 可怕的 可怕的ˈfrightfully adverb very. He's frightfully clever. 非常地 非常地take fright to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly. She took fright and ran away. 受驚 受惊frighten
See:- be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
- be frightened out of (one's) wits
- be frightened out of your wits
- be frightened to death
- be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
- be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
- be scared of (one's) (own) shadow
- frighten (one) in
- frighten (one) into (something)
- frighten (one) out of (one's) mind
- frighten (one) out of (one's) wits
- frighten (one) out of a year's growth
- frighten (one) to death
- frighten away
- frighten into
- frighten into doing
- frighten off
- frighten one out of wits
- frighten out of (someone or something)
- frighten the (living) daylights out of (someone)
- frighten the daylights out of
- frighten the hell out of
- frighten the hell out of (one)
- frighten the horses
- frighten the life out of
- frighten the life out of (one)
- frighten the life out of someone
- frighten the pants off (of) (one)
- frighten to death
- frighten/scare somebody out of their wits
- frighten/scare the life out of somebody
- frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
- frightened to death
- scare (one) out of (one's) mind
- scare (one) out of (one's) wits
- scare out of one's wits
- scare the life out of (one)
- You scared the hell out of me
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Related to frighten: frighten away, frighten offSynonyms for frightenverb scareSynonyms- scare
- shock
- alarm
- terrify
- cow
- appal
- startle
- intimidate
- dismay
- daunt
- unnerve
- petrify
- unman
- terrorize
- scare (someone) stiff
- put the wind up (someone)
- scare the living daylights out of (someone)
- make your hair stand on end
- get the wind up
- make your blood run cold
- throw into a panic
- scare the bejesus out of
- affright
- freeze your blood
- make (someone) jump out of his skin
- throw into a fright
Antonyms- encourage
- comfort
- calm
- reassure
- soothe
- hearten
- allay
- assuage
phrase frighten something or someone off or awaySynonyms- scare off
- startle
- put the wind up (someone)
- throw into a fright
Synonyms for frightenverb to fill with fearSynonyms- affright
- alarm
- panic
- scare
- scarify
- startle
- terrify
- terrorize
- fright
Synonyms for frightenverb cause fear inSynonymsRelated Words- bluff
- stimulate
- stir
- shake up
- excite
- shake
- awe
- terrify
- terrorise
- terrorize
- intimidate
- alarm
- horrify
- appal
- appall
- dismay
- consternate
- spook
- daunt
- frighten away
- frighten off
- scare away
- scare off
- pall
- scare
- dash
verb drive out by frighteningRelated Words- chase away
- dispel
- drive away
- drive off
- drive out
- run off
- turn back
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