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- 1. making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying: "a frightening experience"
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Frightening is an adjective that means causing fear. Learn its synonyms, example sentences, word history, and etymology from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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.
Frightening means causing fear, alarm, or terror. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, translations, and examples of frightening in different contexts.
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.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective frightening, which means making you feel afraid. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Frightening means making you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation, and collocations with Collins English Dictionary.
