frighten


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frighten
v. scare, alarm; cause to run away; intimidate

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frighten

Verb
1. cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
(synonym) fright, scare, affright
(hypernym) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
(hyponym) bluff
(cause) fear, dread
(see-also) daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
(derivation) terrorization, terrorisation, frightening
2. drive out by frightening
(hypernym) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off


Babylon English-CzechDownload this dictionary
frighten
v. polekat, vystrašit koho/co

Babylon English-PolishDownload this dictionary
frighten
Czas. przestraszyć; wypłoszyć; wystraszyć

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Frighten
(v. t.)
To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
  

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