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    frighten
    /ˈfrʌɪtn/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone) afraid or anxious: "the savagery of his thoughts frightened him"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRIGHTEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Frighten means to make someone feel fear. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, phrasal verbs and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › frightenFrighten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FRIGHTEN is to make afraid : terrify. How to use frighten in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFRIGHTEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning and usage of the verb frighten, which means to cause fear or scare someone or something. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and example sentences from various sources.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of the verb frighten, which means to make somebody suddenly feel afraid. See examples, idioms and phrasal verbs with frighten.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › frightenFrighten - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To frighten is to make someone feel afraid. Your new look — pink hair, tattoos, and piercings — will probably frighten your grandparents.

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    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFRIGHTEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of frighten, a verb that means to make someone feel fear, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out how to say frighten in different languages and browse related words and phrases.