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verb [ T ] uk / ˈfraɪ.t ə n / us / ˈfraɪ.t ə n / Add to word list. B2. 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).
The meaning of FRIGHTEN is to make afraid : terrify. How to use frighten in a sentence.
To frighten is to shock with sudden, startling, but usually short-lived fear, esp. 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.
verb. /ˈfraɪtn/ [transitive, intransitive] Verb Forms. Idioms Phrasal Verbs. to make somebody suddenly feel afraid. frighten (somebody) Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. (informal) He used to frighten me to death (= a lot), zooming about on his go-cart. She's not easily frightened.
To frighten is to make someone feel afraid. Your new look — pink hair, tattoos, and piercings — will probably frighten your grandparents.
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.
adjective us / ˈfrɑɪ·t ə nd / She was too frightened to enter the room alone. (Definition of frighten from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of frighten. frighten. The power of the voice of women frightens them. From Huffington Post.
