frightened
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nd adjective
1.
thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
2.
afraid; fearful (usually followed by of ): He has always been frightened of heights.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to drive (usually followed by away, off, etc.) by scaring: to frighten away pigeons from the roof.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become frightened: a timid child who frightens easily.
Related forms
fright·en·a·ble, adjective
fright·en·er, noun
fright·en·ing·ly, adverb
non·fright·en·ing, adjective
non·fright·en·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. shock, startle, dismay, intimidate. Frighten, 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. To alarm is to arouse the feelings through the realization of some imminent or unexpected danger: to alarm someone by a scream. To scare is to frighten, often without the presence of real danger: Horror movies really scare me. To terrify is to strike with violent, overwhelming, or paralyzing fear: to terrify a city by lawless acts. To terrorize is to terrify in a general, continued, systematic manner, either wantonly or in order to gain control: His marauding armies terrorized the countryside. To appall is to overcome or confound by dread, dismay, shock, or horror: The suffering caused by the earthquake appalled him.
1. shock, startle, dismay, intimidate. Frighten, 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. To alarm is to arouse the feelings through the realization of some imminent or unexpected danger: to alarm someone by a scream. To scare is to frighten, often without the presence of real danger: Horror movies really scare me. To terrify is to strike with violent, overwhelming, or paralyzing fear: to terrify a city by lawless acts. To terrorize is to terrify in a general, continued, systematic manner, either wantonly or in order to gain control: His marauding armies terrorized the countryside. To appall is to overcome or confound by dread, dismay, shock, or horror: The suffering caused by the earthquake appalled him.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to cause fear in; terrify; scare |
| 2. | to drive or force to go (away, off, out, in, etc) by making afraid |
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| 'frightening | |
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| 'frighteningly | |
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| frighten (ˈfraɪtən) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cause fear in; terrify; scare |
| 2. | to drive or force to go (away, off, out, in, etc) by making afraid |
| 'frightened | |
| —adj | |
| 'frightening | |
| —adj | |
| 'frighteningly | |
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Example sentences
Cats will also pant when they are frightened or scared.
It is concerned about social cohesion and frightened by its home-grown bombers.
He looks frightened and ready to scratch out if you get too close.
The frightened mouse contributed his own tiny measure of mercaptans to the mix.
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