frighten

تعريف frighten في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify; emphasis If something frightens the life out of you, frightens the wits out of you, or frightens you out of your wits, it causes you to feel suddenly afraid or gives you a very unpleasant shock. Fairground rides are intended to frighten the life out of you. to make someone feel afraid = scare; If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear Most children are frightened by the sight of blood. = scare; {f} scare, alarm; cause to run away; intimidate; cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; drive out by frightening; cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" drive out by frightening
frighten away: If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you. The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off. = scare off
frighten away: To frighten someone away or frighten them off means to make them nervous so that they decide not to become involved with a particular person or activity. Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors. = scare off
frighten off: see frighten away
frightened: Simple past tense and past participle of frighten
frighteningly: In a frightening or terrifying manner
frightened: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
frightened: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
frightened: Fearful of a creature, situation, or object Frightened creatures flee from the source of their fear as best they can If unable to flee, they may fight, but suffer a –2 morale penalty to all their attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws
frightened: If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen. She was frightened of flying Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened. feeling afraid = scared
frightened: {s} scared, terrified
frightened: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move
To frighten: affrighten
To frighten: affear
frightened: past of frighten
frightened: psyched
frightened: gast
frightening: {s} scary, terrifying
frightening: 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"
frightening: awful
frightening: causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
frightening: present participle of frighten
frightening: to inspire with fear
frightening: If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening. = alarming + frighteningly fright·en·ing·ly The country is frighteningly close to possessing nuclear weapons. making you feel afraid or nervous = scary
frightening: fearful
frighteningly: terrifyingly, alarmingly, horrifyingly
frighteningly: Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern
frighteningly: in an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true
frightens: third-person singular of frighten
to frighten: gallow
to frighten: fright
to frighten: gast