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frightened definition
frightened |
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 -------------- Sense 2 frighten => chase away drive out turn back drive away dispel, drive off run off -------------- 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