Definition of frighten in English:

frighten

verb ˈfrʌɪt(ə)nˈfraɪtn

[with object]

1Make (someone) afraid or anxious.
the savagery of his thoughts frightened him
farmers are being frightened into scaling down their breeding plans
Example sentencesExamples
- His change in tone frightened her and she knew that his next words would chill her to the bone.
- It was an accomplishment, to frighten the person who had so often terrified him.
- This administration sickens, disgusts, and frightens me.
- The Master, James, finally dies only after he has succeeded in frightening his luckless victim into dying first.
- The whole drugs thing does frighten me, and I know it frightens other athletes.
- Wind frightens her, especially at night as it sends chills down her spine.
- He said people should avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house as they can intimidate and frighten people.
- She grew afraid that the men who had frightened her before would try to harm her.
- I must warn you that this image will shock and frighten you and if you are old or weak please do not look at it.
- Yet, there is enough in the survey to frighten many.
- It's not the distance we will walk that frightens us, but the variety of climates we will have to contend with.
- Being unemployed neither bores nor frightens me.
- ‘This frightens us,’ said Belgian Farm Minister Jaak Gabriels.
- Like a doctor afraid to frighten a patient with a truthful diagnosis, it doesn't say half enough.
- They were afraid that the sounds and smells would frighten him more.
- This frightens me because I will turn twenty this year.
- You know, that argument really frightens me.
- And that's what frightens me about this election on Saturday.
- But what really frightens me is what happens on the next day.
- This woman's rage frightens me.
Synonyms
scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay
fill someone with fear, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone's blood, chill someone to the bone, chill someone to the marrow, make someone's blood run cold, freeze someone's blood, make someone's flesh crawl, give someone goose pimples
informal scare the living daylights out of, scare stiff, scare someone out of their wits, scare witless, scare someone (half) to death, scare the pants off, rattle, spook, make someone's hair stand on end, throw into a blue funk, make someone jump out of their skin
British informal put the wind up, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make someone's hair curl
Irish informal scare the bejesus out of
vulgar slang scare shitless
archaic affright
terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, appalling, disturbing, disconcerting, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic
eerie, sinister, fearsome, dreadful, horrible, awful, nightmarish, monstrous, grim, gruesome, macabre, menacing
Scottish eldritch
informal scary, spooky, creepy, hairy
1. 1.1frighten someone/something off Deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid.
  if you say anything to him you might frighten him off
  the government denies legal responsibility, presumably to frighten off other claimants
  Example sentencesExamples
  That usually frightens the crowd off for a while.
  But it needs some sort of camera or a talking sign like they have in Cheetham Street, which frightens the criminals off.
  The eagerness almost frightened Anna off, but she also found it incredibly sweet.
  Clark pulled the baton out of his vehicle and waved it at them to frighten them off, and was later arrested.
  There was a further struggle in which they tried to take the bag but the milkman's shouts frightened them off.
  I am not saying this to frighten you off but to give you an idea of what the world there is like.
  People who lived here carried on pretty much as normal, but outsiders were frightened off.
  A squirrel got into his birdfeeder and he tried to frighten it off with an air rifle, but he killed it instead and was sick for a week.
  Once when they tried to frighten it off, it seized the drogue rope and gave the dinghy a spin.
  If you have read this far and I haven't managed to frighten you off and you'd still like to hire me, then great!
  ‘The amount of bad media coverage frightened the guy off,’ he said.
  ‘A fat man in the queue frightened me off,’ said Simon.
  He was terrified, however, that his demonic heritage would frighten her off and hid it as best he could.
  What was it about this project that had frightened them off?
  The rabbit will sit and stare at the light until something else frightens it off or it is shot.
  They got in and took a few things, but the alarm frightened them off before they got much.
  Since it's the first living thing he's seen in ages, he pursues it and only manages to frighten it off.
  Richard comes across Mel in a bar and drags her outside to demand his credit cards back and frighten her off once and for all.
  Police believe the culprits were frightened off by the alarm.
  They decided to frighten her off by firing an arrow so it would noisily strike the pot.
2. 1.2no object (of a person) become afraid or anxious.
  at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more

Rhymes

Blyton, brighten, Brighton, Crichton, enlighten, heighten, lighten, righten, tighten, titan, triton, whiten

Definition of frighten in US English:

frighten

verbˈfrītnˈfraɪtn

[with object]

1Make (someone) afraid or anxious.
the savagery of his thoughts frightened him
people were no longer easily frightened into docility
Example sentencesExamples
- This administration sickens, disgusts, and frightens me.
- You know, that argument really frightens me.
- It was an accomplishment, to frighten the person who had so often terrified him.
- But what really frightens me is what happens on the next day.
- This frightens me because I will turn twenty this year.
- His change in tone frightened her and she knew that his next words would chill her to the bone.
- He said people should avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house as they can intimidate and frighten people.
- Like a doctor afraid to frighten a patient with a truthful diagnosis, it doesn't say half enough.
- ‘This frightens us,’ said Belgian Farm Minister Jaak Gabriels.
- She grew afraid that the men who had frightened her before would try to harm her.
- They were afraid that the sounds and smells would frighten him more.
- Yet, there is enough in the survey to frighten many.
- Being unemployed neither bores nor frightens me.
- And that's what frightens me about this election on Saturday.
- I must warn you that this image will shock and frighten you and if you are old or weak please do not look at it.
- It's not the distance we will walk that frightens us, but the variety of climates we will have to contend with.
- Wind frightens her, especially at night as it sends chills down her spine.
- The Master, James, finally dies only after he has succeeded in frightening his luckless victim into dying first.
- The whole drugs thing does frighten me, and I know it frightens other athletes.
- This woman's rage frightens me.
Synonyms
scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay
terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, appalling, disturbing, disconcerting, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic
1. 1.1frighten someone/something off Deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid.
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘The amount of bad media coverage frightened the guy off,’ he said.
  ‘A fat man in the queue frightened me off,’ said Simon.
  What was it about this project that had frightened them off?
  The rabbit will sit and stare at the light until something else frightens it off or it is shot.
  Richard comes across Mel in a bar and drags her outside to demand his credit cards back and frighten her off once and for all.
  But it needs some sort of camera or a talking sign like they have in Cheetham Street, which frightens the criminals off.
  People who lived here carried on pretty much as normal, but outsiders were frightened off.
  A squirrel got into his birdfeeder and he tried to frighten it off with an air rifle, but he killed it instead and was sick for a week.
  Since it's the first living thing he's seen in ages, he pursues it and only manages to frighten it off.
  That usually frightens the crowd off for a while.
  Police believe the culprits were frightened off by the alarm.
  They decided to frighten her off by firing an arrow so it would noisily strike the pot.
  Once when they tried to frighten it off, it seized the drogue rope and gave the dinghy a spin.
  Clark pulled the baton out of his vehicle and waved it at them to frighten them off, and was later arrested.
  I am not saying this to frighten you off but to give you an idea of what the world there is like.
  If you have read this far and I haven't managed to frighten you off and you'd still like to hire me, then great!
  He was terrified, however, that his demonic heritage would frighten her off and hid it as best he could.
  The eagerness almost frightened Anna off, but she also found it incredibly sweet.
  There was a further struggle in which they tried to take the bag but the milkman's shouts frightened them off.
  They got in and took a few things, but the alarm frightened them off before they got much.
2. 1.2no object (of a person) become afraid or anxious.
  at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more

单词	frighten
释义	Definition of frighten in English: frighten verb ˈfrʌɪt(ə)nˈfraɪtn [with object] 1Make (someone) afraid or anxious. the savagery of his thoughts frightened him farmers are being frightened into scaling down their breeding plans Example sentencesExamples His change in tone frightened her and she knew that his next words would chill her to the bone. It was an accomplishment, to frighten the person who had so often terrified him. This administration sickens, disgusts, and frightens me. The Master, James, finally dies only after he has succeeded in frightening his luckless victim into dying first. The whole drugs thing does frighten me, and I know it frightens other athletes. Wind frightens her, especially at night as it sends chills down her spine. He said people should avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house as they can intimidate and frighten people. She grew afraid that the men who had frightened her before would try to harm her. I must warn you that this image will shock and frighten you and if you are old or weak please do not look at it. Yet, there is enough in the survey to frighten many. It's not the distance we will walk that frightens us, but the variety of climates we will have to contend with. Being unemployed neither bores nor frightens me. ‘This frightens us,’ said Belgian Farm Minister Jaak Gabriels. Like a doctor afraid to frighten a patient with a truthful diagnosis, it doesn't say half enough. They were afraid that the sounds and smells would frighten him more. This frightens me because I will turn twenty this year. You know, that argument really frightens me. And that's what frightens me about this election on Saturday. But what really frightens me is what happens on the next day. This woman's rage frightens me. Synonyms scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay fill someone with fear, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone's blood, chill someone to the bone, chill someone to the marrow, make someone's blood run cold, freeze someone's blood, make someone's flesh crawl, give someone goose pimples informal scare the living daylights out of, scare stiff, scare someone out of their wits, scare witless, scare someone (half) to death, scare the pants off, rattle, spook, make someone's hair stand on end, throw into a blue funk, make someone jump out of their skin British informal put the wind up, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make someone's hair curl Irish informal scare the bejesus out of vulgar slang scare shitless archaic affright terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, appalling, disturbing, disconcerting, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic eerie, sinister, fearsome, dreadful, horrible, awful, nightmarish, monstrous, grim, gruesome, macabre, menacing Scottish eldritch informal scary, spooky, creepy, hairy 1.1frighten someone/something off Deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid. if you say anything to him you might frighten him off the government denies legal responsibility, presumably to frighten off other claimants Example sentencesExamples That usually frightens the crowd off for a while. But it needs some sort of camera or a talking sign like they have in Cheetham Street, which frightens the criminals off. The eagerness almost frightened Anna off, but she also found it incredibly sweet. Clark pulled the baton out of his vehicle and waved it at them to frighten them off, and was later arrested. There was a further struggle in which they tried to take the bag but the milkman's shouts frightened them off. I am not saying this to frighten you off but to give you an idea of what the world there is like. People who lived here carried on pretty much as normal, but outsiders were frightened off. A squirrel got into his birdfeeder and he tried to frighten it off with an air rifle, but he killed it instead and was sick for a week. Once when they tried to frighten it off, it seized the drogue rope and gave the dinghy a spin. If you have read this far and I haven't managed to frighten you off and you'd still like to hire me, then great! ‘The amount of bad media coverage frightened the guy off,’ he said. ‘A fat man in the queue frightened me off,’ said Simon. He was terrified, however, that his demonic heritage would frighten her off and hid it as best he could. What was it about this project that had frightened them off? The rabbit will sit and stare at the light until something else frightens it off or it is shot. They got in and took a few things, but the alarm frightened them off before they got much. Since it's the first living thing he's seen in ages, he pursues it and only manages to frighten it off. Richard comes across Mel in a bar and drags her outside to demand his credit cards back and frighten her off once and for all. Police believe the culprits were frightened off by the alarm. They decided to frighten her off by firing an arrow so it would noisily strike the pot. 1.2no object (of a person) become afraid or anxious. at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more Rhymes Blyton, brighten, Brighton, Crichton, enlighten, heighten, lighten, righten, tighten, titan, triton, whiten Definition of frighten in US English: frighten verbˈfrītnˈfraɪtn [with object] 1Make (someone) afraid or anxious. the savagery of his thoughts frightened him people were no longer easily frightened into docility Example sentencesExamples This administration sickens, disgusts, and frightens me. You know, that argument really frightens me. It was an accomplishment, to frighten the person who had so often terrified him. But what really frightens me is what happens on the next day. This frightens me because I will turn twenty this year. His change in tone frightened her and she knew that his next words would chill her to the bone. He said people should avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house as they can intimidate and frighten people. Like a doctor afraid to frighten a patient with a truthful diagnosis, it doesn't say half enough. ‘This frightens us,’ said Belgian Farm Minister Jaak Gabriels. She grew afraid that the men who had frightened her before would try to harm her. They were afraid that the sounds and smells would frighten him more. Yet, there is enough in the survey to frighten many. Being unemployed neither bores nor frightens me. And that's what frightens me about this election on Saturday. I must warn you that this image will shock and frighten you and if you are old or weak please do not look at it. It's not the distance we will walk that frightens us, but the variety of climates we will have to contend with. Wind frightens her, especially at night as it sends chills down her spine. The Master, James, finally dies only after he has succeeded in frightening his luckless victim into dying first. The whole drugs thing does frighten me, and I know it frightens other athletes. This woman's rage frightens me. Synonyms scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, appalling, disturbing, disconcerting, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic 1.1frighten someone/something off Deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid. Example sentencesExamples ‘The amount of bad media coverage frightened the guy off,’ he said. ‘A fat man in the queue frightened me off,’ said Simon. What was it about this project that had frightened them off? The rabbit will sit and stare at the light until something else frightens it off or it is shot. Richard comes across Mel in a bar and drags her outside to demand his credit cards back and frighten her off once and for all. But it needs some sort of camera or a talking sign like they have in Cheetham Street, which frightens the criminals off. People who lived here carried on pretty much as normal, but outsiders were frightened off. A squirrel got into his birdfeeder and he tried to frighten it off with an air rifle, but he killed it instead and was sick for a week. Since it's the first living thing he's seen in ages, he pursues it and only manages to frighten it off. That usually frightens the crowd off for a while. Police believe the culprits were frightened off by the alarm. They decided to frighten her off by firing an arrow so it would noisily strike the pot. Once when they tried to frighten it off, it seized the drogue rope and gave the dinghy a spin. Clark pulled the baton out of his vehicle and waved it at them to frighten them off, and was later arrested. I am not saying this to frighten you off but to give you an idea of what the world there is like. If you have read this far and I haven't managed to frighten you off and you'd still like to hire me, then great! He was terrified, however, that his demonic heritage would frighten her off and hid it as best he could. The eagerness almost frightened Anna off, but she also found it incredibly sweet. There was a further struggle in which they tried to take the bag but the milkman's shouts frightened them off. They got in and took a few things, but the alarm frightened them off before they got much. 1.2no object (of a person) become afraid or anxious. at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more
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