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- Dictionaryfrightening/ˈfrʌɪtnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying: "a frightening experience"
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Synonyms for FRIGHTENING: terrifying, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, intimidating, alarming, shocking; Antonyms of FRIGHTENING: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing
adjective. us / ˈfrɑɪ·t ə n·ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel fear: a frightening situation. Frightening can also mean extreme: My car insurance payments are frightening. frighteningly. adverb us / ˈfrɑɪ·t ə n·ɪŋ·li / His heart rate changed frighteningly.
1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing. v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily. fright′en·er n. fright′en·ing·ly adv. Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic.
adjective. causing fear or dread or terror. synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible. alarming. frightening because of an awareness of danger. noun. the act of inspiring with fear. synonyms: terrorisation, terrorization.
If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening. Synonyms: terrifying, shocking [informal], alarming, appalling More Synonyms of frightening.
adjective. /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/. /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/. making you feel afraid. a frightening experience/prospect/thought. a truly frightening horror movie. The noise was frightening. it is frightening to think, see, hear, etc…. It's frightening to think it could happen again.
Definition of frightening adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous. Synonyms: terrifying, shocking [informal], alarming, appalling More Synonyms of frightening. frighteningly adverb. The country is frighteningly close to possessing nuclear weapons.
frightening meaning, definition, what is frightening: making you feel afraid or nervous: Learn more.
To frighten is to shock with sudden, startling, but usually short-lived fear, esp. that arising from the apprehension of physical harm: to frighten someone by a sudden noise. To alarm is to arouse the feelings through the realization of some imminent or unexpected danger: to alarm someone by a scream.
