frightening

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F0328500 (frīt′n)v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr.1. To fill with fear; alarm.2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing.v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily.

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fright′en·er n.fright′en·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic
These verbs mean to cause a person to experience fear. Frighten and the more informal scare are the most widely applicable: "The Count's mysterious warning frightened me at the time" (Bram Stoker).We scared each other telling ghost stories before bed.
Alarm implies a state of fearful anxiety, often brought on suddenly: The sight of the approaching shark alarmed the swimmers.
Terrify implies overwhelming, often paralyzing fear: "It is the coming of death that terrifies me" (Oscar Wilde).
To terrorize is to strike fear into another, often for purposes of coercion: "The decent citizen was terrorized into paying public blackmail" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
Startle suggests a momentary fright that may cause a sudden, involuntary movement of the body: The clap of thunder startled us.
Panic implies sudden frantic fear that often impairs self-control and rationality: The realistic radio drama panicked the listeners who tuned in after it had begun.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frightening - the act of inspiring with fear terrorisation, terrorizationact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearbullying, intimidation - the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
Adj.	1.	frightening - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, horrendous, terrible, horrific, awful, dire, fearfulalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

frightening

adjective terrifying, shocking, alarming, appalling, startling, dreadful, horrifying, menacing, intimidating, dismaying, scary (informal), fearful, daunting, fearsome, unnerving, spooky (informal), hair-raising, baleful, spine-chilling, bloodcurdling The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening.

Translations

令人恐惧的可怕的

fright

(frait) noun1. a sudden fear. the noise gave me a terrible fright. 驚嚇 惊吓2. a person who looks ridiculous. She looks a fright in those clothes. 怪人 怪人stage frightstageˈfrighten verb to make (someone) afraid. She was frightened by a large dog. 使驚恐 使惊恐ˈfrightened adjective 受驚的 受惊的ˈfrightful adjective1. terrible or frightening. I had a frightful experience. 可怕的 可怕的2. very bad. He is a frightful liar. 極壞的 极坏的ˈfrightening adjective 可怕的 可怕的ˈfrightfully adverb very. He's frightfully clever. 非常地 非常地take fright to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly. She took fright and ran away. 受驚 受惊

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