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frightening

frightening definition

frightening


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  frightening 
  frightening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  frightening 
 
  The  noun  frightening  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  terrorization,  terrorisation,  frightening  --  (to  inspire  with  fear) 
 
  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  frightening 
 
  The  adj  frightening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  awful,  dire,  direful,  dread,  dreaded,  dreadful,  fearful,  fearsome,  frightening,  horrendous,  horrific,  terrible  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  frightening 
 
  1  sense  of  frightening 
 
  Sense  1 
  awful,  dire,  direful,  dread(postnominal),  dreaded,  dreadful,  fearful,  fearsome,  frightening,  horrendous,  horrific,  terrible 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  alarming)  ->  unalarming 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  frightening 
 
  1  sense  of  frightening 
 
  Sense  1 
  awful,  dire,  direful,  dread(postnominal),  dreaded,  dreadful,  fearful,  fearsome,  frightening,  horrendous,  horrific,  terrible 
  =>  alarming  (vs.  unalarming) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  frightening 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  frightening 
 
  frightening  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  frightening 
  frightening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  frightening 
 
  The  noun  frightening  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  terrorization,  terrorisation,  frightening  --  (to  inspire  with  fear) 
 
  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  frightening 
 
  The  adj  frightening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  awful,  dire,  direful,  dread,  dreaded,  dreadful,  fearful,  fearsome,  frightening,  horrendous,  horrific,  terrible  --  (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") 



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