frighten, v.
(frightened, frightening, frightens)
freq. cnt. 11
(frightened, frightening, frightens)
freq. cnt. 11
cause fear in
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4
affright fright frighten scare
sample sentences
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me""Ghosts could never affright her"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The bad news will %s him
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
bluff
awe
terrify, terrorize, terrorise
intimidate
alarm, dismay, appal, appall, horrify
consternate
spook
hypernym
cause