Synonyms for

Frighten

Verb / ˈfraɪtʌn / Another word for frighten — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to make someone feel afraid or scared

Synonyms & similar words

fright scare affright scare terrify alarm startle shock spook intimidate daunt petrify horrify dismay panic unsettle disconcert unnerve agitate disturb faze affright awe

Example sentences

  1. The dark alley can frighten some people.
  2. The loud thunder can frighten dogs.
  3. I don't want to frighten my little sister with scary stories.
  4. The haunted house might frighten you!
  5. The scary movie can frighten some children.

Quotes

  • I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Frank Herbert
  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. - Mark Twain

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