asustar

Nghĩa

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

Được gạch nối như

a‧sus‧tar

Phát âm là (IPA)

/asusˈtaɾ/

Từ nguyên

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.