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Detailed Synonyms for frighten in English

frighten:

to frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)

  1. to frighten
    to frighten; to oppress; to disquiet; to alarm
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • disquiet verb (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
    • alarm verb (alarms, alarmed, alarming)
  2. to frighten
    to frighten; to scare; to make frightened
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • scare verb (scares, scared, scaring)
    • make frightened verb (makes frightened, made frightened, making frightened)
  3. to frighten
    to frighten; to tremble; to startle; to jolt; to shake
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • tremble verb (trembles, trembled, trembling)
    • startle verb (startles, startled, startling)
    • jolt verb (jolts, jolted, jolting)
    • shake verb (shakes, shook, shaking)
  4. to frighten
    to terrorize; to intimidate; to bully; to startle; to badger; to browbeat; to frighten; to overawe; to terrorise
    • terrorize verb, American (terrorizes, terrorized, terrorizing)
    • intimidate verb (intimidates, intimidated, intimidating)
    • bully verb (bullies, bullied, bullying)
    • startle verb (startles, startled, startling)
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • browbeat verb (browbeats, browbeated, browbeating)
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • overawe verb (overawes, overawed, overawing)
    • terrorise verb, British
  5. to frighten
    – cause fear in 1
    to scare; fright; to frighten; affright
    – cause fear in 1
    • scare verb (scares, scared, scaring)
    • fright verb
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
      • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me1
    • affright verb
      • Ghosts could never affright her1
  6. to frighten
    – drive out by frightening 1
    to frighten
    – drive out by frightening 1
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)

Conjugations for frighten:

present
  1. frighten
  2. frighten
  3. frightens
  4. frighten
  5. frighten
  6. frighten
simple past
  1. frightened
  2. frightened
  3. frightened
  4. frightened
  5. frightened
  6. frightened
present perfect
  1. have frightened
  2. have frightened
  3. has frightened
  4. have frightened
  5. have frightened
  6. have frightened
past continuous
  1. was frightening
  2. were frightening
  3. was frightening
  4. were frightening
  5. were frightening
  6. were frightening
future
  1. shall frighten
  2. will frighten
  3. will frighten
  4. shall frighten
  5. will frighten
  6. will frighten
continuous present
  1. am frightening
  2. are frightening
  3. is frightening
  4. are frightening
  5. are frightening
  6. are frightening
subjunctive
  1. be frightened
  2. be frightened
  3. be frightened
  4. be frightened
  5. be frightened
  6. be frightened
diverse
  1. frighten!
  2. let's frighten!
  3. frightened
  4. frightening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

frighten

  1. frighten

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Related Definitions for "frighten":

  1. cause fear in1
    • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me1
  2. drive out by frightening1

frighten form of fright:

fright [the ~] noun

  1. the fright
    the fright; the consternation; the upset; the repulsion; the confusion; the dismay; the alarm
  2. the fright
    the anxiety; the fear; the fright
  3. the fright
    the panic; the fright; the terror
  4. the fright
    the horror; the cat; the fright
  5. the fright
    – an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) 1
    the fear; the fright; the fearfulness
    – an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) 1

fright verb

  1. fright
    – cause fear in 1
    to scare; fright; to frighten; affright
    – cause fear in 1
    • scare verb (scares, scared, scaring)
    • fright verb
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
      • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me1
    • affright verb
      • Ghosts could never affright her1

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Related Definitions for "fright":

  1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)1
  2. cause fear in1

Related Synonyms for frighten