frighten

Definition

Examples

The sudden alarm frightened several people in the waiting area.

Word Family

Synonyms

• scaresudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
• terrifyfill with terror; frighten greatly
• intimidatemake timid or fearful

Collocations

• Easy frighten children with stories
  to frighten children with stories, meaning to cause fear in
• Medium frighten off buyers
  to frighten off buyers, meaning to cause fear in
• Hard frighten foreign investors away
  to frighten foreign investors away, meaning to cause fear in
• Very Hard frighten regulators into premature action
  to frighten regulators into premature action, meaning to cause fear in