Definition of frightening Frightening

/fɹajˈtʌnɪŋ/ - [fraytuning] -

We found 8 definitions of frightening from 5 different sources.

What does frightening mean?

Adjective
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"
		awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible
		alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger
Noun
frightening - the act of inspiring with fear
		terrorization, terrorisation
		bullying, intimidation the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
		act 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 fear