espantar

Meaning

1. to scare, frighten
2. to scare away, drive off

Concepts

frighten

scare

😨

overawe

terrify

appal

affright

daunt

flabbergast

fright

frighten away

ghost

👻

haunt

horrify

intimidate

obsess

offend

outrage

pall

scandalise

scandalize

scare away

shock

⚡

startle

surprise

frighten off

scare off

appall

boggle

bowl over

cow

🐮

dash

💨

Synonyms

esglaiar

horroritzar

sobtar

espaventar

😨

desanimar

aterrir

atemorir

obsessionar

espaordir

escandalitzar

descoratjar

acovardir

aombrar

meravellar

ultratjar

obsessionar-se

acoquinar

sobresaltar

amenaçar

astorar

ofendre

sorprendre

xocar

Translations

effrayer

espantar

😨

assustar

😨

τρομάζω

asustar

😨

erschrecken

épouvanter

spaventare

intimidar

korkutmak

spaurire

atemorizar

😨

impaurire

redouter

afschrikken

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.pənˈta]

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: spaventare

Cognate with French: épouvanter

In summary

From older espaventar, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present active participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Occitan, Spanish, and Portuguese espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter.