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asustar

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (transitive) to scare, to frighten, to spook
  2. (transitive) to freak out (somebody), to creep out
  3. (transitive) to startle
  4. (reflexive) to be scared, frightened
  5. (reflexive) to freak out, to get freaked out, to panic

Frecuencia

C1
Con guion como
a‧sus‧tar
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/asusˈtaɾ/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Either derived from a- + susto (“fright”) + -ar, or less likely from a Latin suscitāre (which would hypothetically make it a cognate with English suscitate). More likely linked to Latin substāre, from sub- + stō . Compare Portuguese assustar.

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