Frighten synonyms
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Part of speech:
To fill with horror or dismay; shock
To cause discomfort to; distress
To administer electric current to (a patient) to treat cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias.
To fill with terror; make deeply afraid:
To arouse fear in; terrify:
put in fear
To strike with fear
To cause to feel horror
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To cause to lose courage or firmness of purpose:
give one a fright
To strike with fear
(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
(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.
confound with dread
To strike with fear
strike terror into
To strike with fear
To haunt (a person or place)
frighten out of one's wits
To strike with fear
take-one-s-breath-away
To make a person feel emotionally moved in a pleasant way.
To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.
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To persuade somebody not to do something.
To refuse to accept, agree to, or submit to; reject
To drive off, because of alarm
To flee or rush in a stampede.
put to flight
To drive off, because of alarm
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
A borough of Greater London in southeast England. It is the site of the public school Harrow, founded in 1572.
chill to the bone
To strike with fear
make one's hair stand on end
To strike with fear
make one's blood run cold
To strike with fear
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
give one a turn
To strike with fear
scare one stiff
To strike with fear
freeze the blood
To strike with fear
curdle the blood
To strike with fear
scare the daylights out of
To strike with fear
To drive off, because of alarm
(UK) To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
encourage (antonym)
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
reassure (antonym)
To assure again:
fascinate (antonym)
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
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:
Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
Overwhelming, intimidatingly impressive
That causes discouragement
Tending or threatening to impede progress:
The definition of formidable is something that causes fear and is difficult to overcome.
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Causing fright; terrifying.
Extremely unpleasant or bad:
Characterized by distortions or striking incongruities in appearance, shape, or manner; fantastic; bizarre
Hateful; shocking.
Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.
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Full of or involving peril; dangerous or risky.
That portends evil; ominous
(Obsolete) Portentous; ominous.
Repellent, unattractive, forbidding, grim, etc.
The definition of redoubtable is someone or something that brings fear or commands respect.
Having fear; afraid, frightened.
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To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert.
gorgonize
To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect on.
To rattle is to make a series of sharp sounds, such as metal clacking on a chain.
To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
soothe (antonym)
Soothe is defined as to calm or relieve.
gladden (antonym)
To be glad.
exhilarate (antonym)
To thrill refreshingly.
comfort (antonym)
To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:
To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
To break up the surface of (topsoil or pavement).
(Archaic) To frighten; terrify
scare silly (or stiff)
fear (related)
To feel fear about (something); to be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarm.
To surprise, frighten, or alarm suddenly or unexpectedly; esp., to cause to start, or move involuntarily, as from sudden fright
Of, relating to, or resulting from sudden, overwhelming terror:
To make apprehensive or discouraged, as by a problem or troublesome prospect
To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit.
To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.
throw into a fright
To strike with fear
raise apprehension
To strike with fear
To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
prey on the mind
To strike with fear
To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:
To paralyze or make numb, as with fear; stupefy; stun
To throw into confusion
give cause for alarm
To strike with fear
To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
embarrass (related)
frightened (related)
hurt (related)
afraid (related)
fearful (related)
sicken (related)
panick (related)
distract (related)
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
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