schrecken

Meaning

1. (transitive, weak) to frighten, to scare
2. (transitive, weak) to intimidate or discourage, to deter
3. (transitive, weak) to bark (said of roe deer)

Concepts

frighten

daunt

intimidate

overawe

scare

😨

terrify

fear

😨

fright

Synonyms

erschrecken

einen Schrecken einjagen

Angst machen

einschüchtern

Angst einjagen

Furcht

😨

verscheuchen

verängstigen

abschrecken

Translations

korkutmak

τρομάζω

épouvanter

intimidar

ürkütmek

atemorizar

😨

effrayer

espantar

😨

spaventare

spaurire

خَشَّى

φοβίζω

’fovos

crainte

😨

يخوف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʁɛkən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schrecken

Inherited from Old High German: skreckōn

Cognate with Old Norse: skaga

Cognate with Dutch: schrikken

Cognate with English: screech

Cognate with English: shriek

Cognate with English: shrike

Cognate with Danish: skrække

Cognate with Swedish: skräcka

In summary

From Middle High German schrecken, from Old High German skreckōn (“to jump”), from Proto-Germanic *skrikkōną; the ultimate origin is uncertain, possibly related to *skeraną (“to shear”) (thus "make sudden cutting movements" > "scare") or *skrīaną (“to scream”). Also compare Old Norse skaga (“to jut out”).
Cognate with Dutch schrikken (“to be startled”). Danish skrække and Swedish skräcka are borrowed from German. In Middle High German, the verb was reinterpreted as a causative, whereas the intransitive sense acquired a strong inflection, cf. erschrecken.