frightenv.

Brit.

/ˈfrʌɪtn/, U.S.

/ˈfraɪtn/

Etymology: < fright n. + -en suffix⁵. A late formation, which has taken the place of the earlier fright v.

a. transitive. To throw into a fright; to terrify; = fright v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > frighten [verb (transitive)]

gastOE

eisieOE

fearc1000

scarec1175

fray14..

doubtc1315

fright1423

flightc1571

to curdle the blood1579

effray1588

hare1656

pavefy1656

frighten1666

sob1671

haze1677

funk1789

gliff1823

frecken1847

to scare a person silly1942

1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 Sept. (1972) VII. 275 Which at first did frighten people more than any-thing.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 280 But even that was a Voyage enough to frighten us, considering our scanty Provisions.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. x. 86 I'm sorry I frightened you so last night.

1842 E. S. Abdy tr. R. von Falkenstein Water Cure (1843) 206 These lunatics..never frighten women or children.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vi. 65 In fearing that England would go into schism the pope was frightened by a shadow.

b. With complement: To scare into, out of, off (adv. and preposition), etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > frighten [verb (transitive)] > scare into or out of

frighten1691

1691 W. Nicholls Answer Naked Gospel 47 They were frightened to it by the Arms and Threats of the Souldiers.

1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 278 [They] thought by Fire and Sword..to frighten him out of his Kingdom.

1757 G. Shelvocke, Jr. Shelvocke's Voy. round World (ed. 2) iii. 116 They frighten them into the most laborious submission.

1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xxi. 281 Paying handsomely..to be canted out of your saddle, and frightened out of your wits.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner xiv. 261 If you can't bring your mind to frighten her off touching things, you must..keep 'em out of her way.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. i. 168 The French Revolution had frightened all classes out of advanced ways of thinking.

1890 Spectator 1 Nov. 583/1 Manufacturers..are frightened to death at the..rise in prices.

1891 Daily News 23 Nov. 2/6 There are no stocks to frighten down prices.

1892 Law Times 92 394/2 Evidently the idea was to frighten and terrorise the lady into paying.

1904 L. T. Meade Love Triumphant iv. x I frightened those fellows off, didn't I, Beaufort?

Derivatives

ˈfrightenable adj. capable of being frightened.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > capable of being frightened

frightable1832

frightenablea1834

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 362 Man..as..a frightenable..being.

1850 F. Trollope Petticoat Govt. 32 You do not look so frightenable as my Aunt does.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	frighten
释义	frightenv. Brit. /ˈfrʌɪtn/, U.S. /ˈfraɪtn/ Etymology: < fright n. + -en suffix⁵. A late formation, which has taken the place of the earlier fright v. a. transitive. To throw into a fright; to terrify; = fright v. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > frighten [verb (transitive)] gastOE eisieOE fearc1000 scarec1175 fray14.. doubtc1315 fright1423 flightc1571 to curdle the blood1579 effray1588 hare1656 pavefy1656 frighten1666 sob1671 haze1677 funk1789 gliff1823 frecken1847 to scare a person silly1942 1666 S. Pepys Diary 4 Sept. (1972) VII. 275 Which at first did frighten people more than any-thing. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 280 But even that was a Voyage enough to frighten us, considering our scanty Provisions. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. x. 86 I'm sorry I frightened you so last night. 1842 E. S. Abdy tr. R. von Falkenstein Water Cure (1843) 206 These lunatics..never frighten women or children. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vi. 65 In fearing that England would go into schism the pope was frightened by a shadow. b. With complement: To scare into, out of, off (adv. and preposition), etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > frighten [verb (transitive)] > scare into or out of frighten1691 1691 W. Nicholls Answer Naked Gospel 47 They were frightened to it by the Arms and Threats of the Souldiers. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 278 [They] thought by Fire and Sword..to frighten him out of his Kingdom. 1757 G. Shelvocke, Jr. Shelvocke's Voy. round World (ed. 2) iii. 116 They frighten them into the most laborious submission. 1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xxi. 281 Paying handsomely..to be canted out of your saddle, and frightened out of your wits. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner xiv. 261 If you can't bring your mind to frighten her off touching things, you must..keep 'em out of her way. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. i. 168 The French Revolution had frightened all classes out of advanced ways of thinking. 1890 Spectator 1 Nov. 583/1 Manufacturers..are frightened to death at the..rise in prices. 1891 Daily News 23 Nov. 2/6 There are no stocks to frighten down prices. 1892 Law Times 92 394/2 Evidently the idea was to frighten and terrorise the lady into paying. 1904 L. T. Meade Love Triumphant iv. x I frightened those fellows off, didn't I, Beaufort? Derivatives ˈfrightenable adj. capable of being frightened. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > capable of being frightened frightable1832 frightenablea1834 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 362 Man..as..a frightenable..being. 1850 F. Trollope Petticoat Govt. 32 You do not look so frightenable as my Aunt does. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1666
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