Definitions for frightening
fright·en·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. terrorization, terrorisation, frighteningadjective

   the act of inspiring with fear

2. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frighteningadjective

   causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary

   The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.

2. frighteningadjective

   awful

3. Etymology: frighten + -ing

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1. frightening

   Frightening refers to causing fear or alarm; being terrifying or scary. This term is often used to describe situations, things, or events that create feelings of anxiety, dread or shock due to perceived danger or threat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frightening

   of Frighten

How to pronounce frightening?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightening in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of frightening in a Sentence

1. Suvanarat Jirattanasakul:

   It was frightening because I could hear the occasional gunshot ... we waited a long time for the police to come and help us, many hours.

2. Jeremy Farrar:

   This epidemic is in a truly frightening phase and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, there are now more deaths than any other Ebola outbreak in history, bar the West Africa Epidemic of 2013-16, and there can be no doubt that the situation could escalate towards those terrible levels.

3. Eve Byrd:

   They might say,' Oh my gosh, I am not going to be laying on a couch telling my deepest, darkest thoughts. That's frightening,'.

4. Josh LaBaer:

   We are seeing an extraordinary number of new cases a day and that’s a pretty frightening position to be in.

5. Elena Kagan:

   The Court appoints itself – instead of Congress or the expert agency – the decision-maker on climate policy, i cannot think of many things more frightening.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frightening
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frightening
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightening