Definition of frighten Frighten

/fɹajˈtʌn/ - [fraytun] - fright•en

We found 7 definitions of frighten from 5 different sources.

What does frighten mean?

Verb frightens, frightening, frightened
frighten - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
		fright, scare, affright
		shake up, stimulate, excite, stir, shake cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
		daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, scare, dash, pall cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
		bluff frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
		awe inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
		terrify, terrorise, terrorize fill with terror; frighten greatly
		intimidate make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
		horrify, alarm, appal, appall, dismay warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
		consternate fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
		spook frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"
frighten - drive out by frightening
		chase away, drive away, drive off, dispel, drive out, turn back, run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"