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. Eric Hoffer:

   You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

2. Defence Ministry Undersecretary Gioacchino Alfano:

   Threats don't frighten people like Angelino Alfano, who have always stood firm against organized crime. We are all with Alfano against all mafia.

3. Mayor Antonio Cando Halili:

   No one is safe – mayors, governors, congressmen – just a false intelligence report by the police can end up with any of them being destroyed, i have a feeling they (police) are going after the small fry to frighten the people.

4. Mrs. Patrick Campbell:

   Does it really matter what these affectionate people do-- so long as they dont do it in the streets and frighten the horses

5. Victor Hugo:

   I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.

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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