Frighten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause fear in

drive out by frightening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈaɪʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈaɪtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈaɪtən/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈaɪʔn̩/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fright scare affright

Parts of Speech

verb	cause fear in “The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”
verb	drive out by frightening

Word Forms

frightening	noun	the act of inspiring with fear
fright	noun	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
scare	noun	a sudden attack of fear
scarer	noun	an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
affright	noun	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erschrecken

Angst hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

effrayer

susciter la peur chez

🇪🇸Spanish

asustar

causar miedo en

🇮🇹Italian

spaventare

causare paura

🇳🇱Dutch

bang maken

angst veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

amedrontar

causar medo em

🇷🇺Russian

пугать

вызвать страх у

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डराना

में डर पैदा करो

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয় দেখান

ভয়ের কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பயமுறுத்துகின்றன

பயத்தை உண்டாக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయపెట్టు

లో భయాన్ని కలిగిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

घाबरवणे

मध्ये भीती निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડરાવવું

માં ભય પેદા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆದರಿಸಿ

ಭಯವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക

ഉള്ളിൽ ഭയം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

ਵਿੱਚ ਡਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرانا

میں خوف پیدا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吓唬

引起恐惧

🇯🇵Japanese

怖がらせる

～に恐怖を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

놀라다

두려움을 일으키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sợ hãi

gây sợ hãi trong

🇹🇭Thai

ขู่

ทำให้เกิดความกลัวใน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menakuti

menimbulkan rasa takut di dalamnya

🇵🇭Filipino

takutin

magdulot ng takot sa

🇲🇾Malay

menakutkan

menyebabkan ketakutan dalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخويف

تسبب الخوف في

🇮🇷Persian

ترساندن

ایجاد ترس در

🇹🇷Turkish

korkutmak

içinde korkuya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפחִיד

לגרום לפחד ב

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