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frighten
What does frighten mean?
frighten (verb): cause fear in.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use frighten in a sentence?
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce frighten?
/ˈfɹaɪtən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does frighten come from?
From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of frighten?
Words related to frighten
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “frighten” mean?
lose validity
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make unstable
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move abruptly
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cause fear in
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scare
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rival
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climb
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trace
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