'Frightening' definitions:
Definition of 'frightening'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible]
noun
The act of inspiring with fear [syn: terrorization, terrorisation, frightening]
Definition of 'Frightening'
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 'frightening'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alarming,
- appalling,
- awing,
- browbeating,
- bulldozing,
- bullying,
- chilling,
- cowing,
- daunting,
- demoralization,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- dire,
- disconcerting,
- discouraging,
- disheartening,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distressing,
- dreadful,
- fear-inspiring,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- formidable,
- frightful,
- hair-raising,
- harrowing,
- hectoring,
- horrifying,
- intimidating,
- intimidation,
- overawing,
- petrifying,
- psychological warfare,
- scaring,
- scary,
- shocking,
- spooky,
- startling,
- terrifying,
- war of nerves