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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr & vb n. {Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, v. t.] To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frightening adj : 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" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}] n : to inspire with fear [syn: {terrorization}, {terrorisation}]
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