Definitions for Frighten
ˈfraɪt nfright·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frighten, fright, scare, affrightverb

   cause fear in

   "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

2. frightenverb

   drive out by frightening

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frightenverb

   To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Frightenverb

   To terrify; to shock with dread.

   The rugged bear’s, or spotted lynx’s brood,
   Frighten the valleys and infest the wood. Matthew Prior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Frightenverb

   to disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify

2. Etymology: [See Fright, v. t.]

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Frighten' in Verbs Frequency: #976

How to pronounce Frighten?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Frighten in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Frighten in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Frighten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Frighten in a Sentence

1. Jerome K. Jerome:

   The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.

2. Edward Snowden:

   These are the old, bad tools of political aggression, their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me.

3. Peter van der Linden:

   When solving a "panic" you must first ask yourself what you were doing that could possibly frighten an operating system.

4. Said Ahmed:

   The man wanted to frighten me and I decided he couldn’t do that.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   Strangers frighten me. They remind me of you. Blood spills into the tub. Cramped quarters. Essence of fire. And garlic. Sweaty palms and images of the Diva rock me. Is it too late? Is it? Strangers frighten me. I dance puppet steps killing me hundreds of times over and over; I have a sickness to battle with you always there waiting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Frighten
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frighten
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Frighten
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frighten