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Definition of Frighten
1. Verb. Cause fear in. "The bad news will frighten him"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
Specialized synonyms: Bluff, Awe, Terrify, Terrorise, Terrorize, Intimidate, Alarm, Appal, Appall, Dismay, Horrify, Consternate, Spook
Generic synonyms: Excite, Shake, Shake Up, Stimulate, Stir
Causes: Dread, Fear
Derivative terms: Affright, Fright, Frightening, Scare, Scarer
Also: Frighten Away, Frighten Off
2. Verb. Drive out by frightening.
Definition of Frighten
1. v. t. To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
Definition of Frighten
1. Verb. To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frighten
1. to make afraid [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: afraid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frighten
Literary usage of Frighten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Negligence by Thomas Gaskell Shearman, Amasa Angell Redfield, Robert Gould Street (1913)
"Objects on highway likely to frighten horses. — Whether an object in a highway
which is calculated to frighten horses of ordinary gentleness is a " defect ..."
2. The Law of Automobiles by Xenophon Pearce Huddy (1909)
"Tendency to frighten horses. That the automobile has a tendency to frighten horses
unaccustomed to its appearance must be conceded. ..."
3. Religious Thought in England, from the Reformation to the End of Last by John Hunt (1870)
"Every good man is acceptable to God, whose belief is determined honestly, and
who lives according to his light. a name to frighten people. ..."
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