'Frighten' definitions:
Definition of 'frighten'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Frighten'
From: GCIDE
- Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. Frightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Frightening.] [See Fright, v. t.] To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. [1913 Webster]
- More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'frighten'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affright,
- agitate,
- alarm,
- alert,
- appall,
- arouse,
- astound,
- awe,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- browbeat,
- bulldoze,
- cow,
- cry havoc,
- cry wolf,
- curdle the blood,
- daunt,
- demoralize,
- discompose,
- disconcert,
- dismay,
- disquiet,
- distress,
- electrify,
- faze,
- fly storm warnings,
- fright,
- funk,
- horrify,
- horripilate,
- intimidate,
- jar,
- jolt,
- make one tremble,
- panic,
- perturb,
- petrify,
- raise apprehensions,
- scare,
- scare stiff,
- shake,
- shock,
- sound the alarm,
- sound the tocsin,
- spook,
- stagger,
- startle,
- stun,
- take aback,
- terrify,
- terrorize,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstring,
- upset,
- warn