Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb frighten
1 of 2 senses of frighten
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> bluff
=> awe
=> terrify, terrorize, terrorise
=> intimidate
=> horrify
=> dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
=> spook
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb frighten
1 of 2 senses of frighten
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> bluff
=> awe
=> overawe, cow
=> buffalo
=> terrify, terrorize, terrorise
=> panic
=> intimidate
=> hold over
=> strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around
=> tyrannize, domineer
=> horrify
=> shock
=> dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
=> spook
Entailment of verb frighten
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb frighten
2 senses of frighten
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up excite, stir
Also See-> frighten off#1; frighten away#1
Sense 2
frighten
=> chase away drive out turn back drive away dispel, drive off run off
Familiarity of verb frighten
frighten used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb frighten
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up excite, stir
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Sense 2
frighten
=> chase away drive out turn back drive away dispel, drive off run off
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Overview of verb frighten
The verb frighten has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me")
2. (1) frighten -- (drive out by frightening)
Overview of adj frightened
The adj frightened has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (0) frightened, scared -- (made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move")
2. (0) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened -- (thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted")
Antonyms of adj frightened
2 senses of frightened
Sense 1
frightened, scared
INDIRECT (VIA afraid) -> unafraid, fearless
Sense 2
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
INDIRECT (VIA afraid) -> unafraid, fearless
Similarity of adj frightened
2 senses of frightened
Sense 1
frightened, scared
=> afraid(prenominal) (vs. unafraid)
Sense 2
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
=> afraid(prenominal) (vs. unafraid)
Attributes of adj frightened
Familiarity of adj frightened
frightened used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj frightened
frightened
unfrightened
Overview of verb frighten
The verb frighten has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me")
2. (1) frighten -- (drive out by frightening)
Overview of adj frightened
The adj frightened has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (0) frightened, scared -- (made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move")
2. (0) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened -- (thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted")
frightened definition
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