asustar

Значение

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

Пишется через дефис как

a‧sus‧tar

Произносится как (IPA)

/asusˈtaɾ/

Этимология

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.