frighten

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
2. (intransitive) To become scared or alarmed.

Sinonieme

scare

😨

startle

intimidate

terrify

threaten

alarm

surprise

fear

😨

affright

menace

cow

🐮

shock

⚡

make afraid

horrify

daunt

terrorize

fright

spook

be afraid

dismay

overawe

appal

haunt

afraid

unnerve

petrify

browbeat

drive

bully

funk

dread

fill with fear

take by surprise

chill

cause to fear

confuse

stampede

astonish

suprise

create a stir

cause to start

overcome by fear

speak in harsh tone

tremble with fright

strike terror into

cause to shy

afright

fill with horror

make jump

give someone the creeps

Vertalings

effrayer

spaventare

asustar

😨

faire peur

erschrecken

espantar

😨

épouvanter

redouter

ängstigen

einschüchtern

intimorire

verschrikken

impaurire

beangstigen

bang maken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfɹaɪ.tən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: fryghten

In summary

From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.