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Frighten synonyms

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To fill with horror or dismay; shock

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To administer electric current to (a patient) to treat cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias.

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To arouse fear in; terrify:

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To cause discomfort to; distress

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To fill with terror; make deeply afraid:

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put in fear

To strike with fear

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To cause to feel horror

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To cause to lose courage or firmness of purpose:

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To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

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give one a fright

To strike with fear

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To control by inspiring dread.

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(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

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(Informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative), to perturb, to disconcert.

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unman

To deprive of manly courage, nerve, self-confidence, etc.

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confound with dread

To strike with fear

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strike terror into

To strike with fear

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To haunt (a person or place)

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frighten out of one's wits

To strike with fear

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take-one-s-breath-away

To make a person feel emotionally moved in a pleasant way.

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To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.

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To persuade somebody not to do something.

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To refuse to accept, agree to, or submit to; reject

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(Idiomatic) to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

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To drive off, because of alarm

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To flee or rush in a stampede.

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put to flight

To drive off, because of alarm

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To prevent something from happening.

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To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.

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A borough of Greater London in southeast England. It is the site of the public school Harrow, founded in 1572.

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To divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.

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chill to the bone

To strike with fear

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make one's hair stand on end

To strike with fear

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make one's blood run cold

To strike with fear

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make one's flesh creep

To strike with fear

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put one's heart in one's mouth

To strike with fear

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give one a turn

To strike with fear

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scare one stiff

To strike with fear

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freeze the blood

To strike with fear

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curdle the blood

To strike with fear

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scare the daylights out of

To strike with fear

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To drive off, because of alarm

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(UK) To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.

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encourage (antonym)

To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help

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hearten (antonym)

To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

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reassure (antonym)

To assure again:

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fascinate (antonym)

To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone

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inveigle (antonym)

To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk:

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entice (antonym)

To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire:

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Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:

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Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful.

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Overwhelming, intimidatingly impressive

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That causes discouragement

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Tending or threatening to impede progress:

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The definition of formidable is something that causes fear and is difficult to overcome.

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Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

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Causing fright; terrifying.

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Extremely unpleasant or bad:

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Characterized by distortions or striking incongruities in appearance, shape, or manner; fantastic; bizarre

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Hateful; shocking.

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Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

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Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

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Full of or involving peril; dangerous or risky.

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That portends evil; ominous

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(Obsolete) Portentous; ominous.

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Repellent, unattractive, forbidding, grim, etc.

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The definition of redoubtable is someone or something that brings fear or commands respect.

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Having fear; afraid, frightened.

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(UK, less common) Alternative spelling of appall.

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To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.

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gorgonize

To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.

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To rattle is to make a series of sharp sounds, such as metal clacking on a chain.

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To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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calm (antonym)

(Intransitive) To become calm.

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soothe (antonym)

Soothe is defined as to calm or relieve.

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gladden (antonym)

To be glad.

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exhilarate (antonym)

To thrill refreshingly.

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comfort (antonym)

To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to

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A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:

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To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.

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To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).

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(Archaic) To frighten; terrify

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scare silly (or stiff)

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fear (related)

To feel fear about (something); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.

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To surprise, frighten, or alarm suddenly or unexpectedly; esp., to cause to start, or move involuntarily, as from sudden fright

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Of, relating to, or resulting from sudden, overwhelming terror:

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To make apprehensive or discouraged, as by a problem or troublesome prospect

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To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit.

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To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert

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To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.

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throw into a fright

To strike with fear

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raise apprehension

To strike with fear

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To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:

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prey on the mind

To strike with fear

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To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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To paralyze or make numb, as with fear; stupefy; stun

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To throw into confusion

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give cause for alarm

To strike with fear

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To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.

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embarrass (related)

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frightened (related)

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hurt (related)

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afraid (related)

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fearful (related)

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sicken (related)

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panick (related)

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distract (related)

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Synonym Study

Terrorize implies deliberate intention to terrify by threat or intimidation the gangsters terrorized the city
To terrify is to cause to feel an overwhelming, often paralyzing fear terrified at the thought of war
Alarm suggests a sudden fear or apprehension at the realization of an approaching danger alarmed by his warning
Scare , often equivalent to frighten , often implies a fear that causes one to flee or to stop doing something I scared him from the room
Frighten is the broadest of these terms and implies, usually, a sudden, temporary feeling of fear frightened by a mouse but sometimes, a state of continued dread she's frightened when she's alone

Find another word for frighten. In this page you can discover 110 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for frighten, like: appall, shock, affright, discomfort, terrify, put in fear, horrify, unnerve, scare, give one a fright and awe.