• To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright;to affright; to terrify.More frightened than hurt. Old Proverb.


    Frighten meaning & definition 1 of Frighten.


  • fright·en
    ˈfrītn
    [verb]
    make (someone) [afraid] or [anxious].
    synonyms: scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, panic, shake, disturb, dismay, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, [cow], daunt

    deter [someone] or something from involvement or [action] by making them [afraid].
    (of a person) become [afraid] or [anxious].

    Frighten meaning & definition 2 of Frighten.


  • Make (someone) afraid or anxious.

    Frighten meaning & definition 3 of Frighten.

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