Frighten

v. t.

1.

To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. [imp. Frightened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Frightening .] More frightened than hurt. - Old Proverb.

Verb	1.	frighten - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" Synonyms: affright, fright, scare
	2.	frighten - drive out by frightening

agitate, alert, arouse, awe, bowl down, bowl over, browbeat, bulldoze, cow, cry havoc, cry wolf, curdle the blood, demoralize, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, electrify, faze, fly storm warnings, fright, funk, horripilate, intimidate, jar, jolt, make one tremble, panic, perturb, petrify, raise apprehensions, scare stiff, shake, shock, sound the alarm, sound the tocsin, spook, stagger, stun, take aback, unman, unnerve, unstring, upset, warn

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