asustar
Significado (English)
- (transitive) to scare, to frighten, to spook
- (transitive) to freak out (somebody), to creep out
- (transitive) to startle
- (reflexive) to be scared, frightened
- (reflexive) to freak out, to get freaked out, to panic
Synonyms
dar miedo
hacer asustar
poner miedo a otros pers
dar un susto
tener miedo
Frecuencia
Con guión como
a‧sus‧tar
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/asusˈtaɾ/
Etimoloxía (English)
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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