What is "frightening" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What is "frightening" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "frightening": the act of inspiring with fear

Noun

  • Meaning: the act of inspiring with fear
  • Synonyms: frightening terrorisation terrorization
  • Hypernyms: bullying intimidation
  • Meaning of "frightening": causing fear or dread or terror

    Adjective

  • Meaning: causing fear or dread or terror
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: awful dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
  • Similar: alarming
  • Adjective: Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary. The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.(figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
  • Synonyms:

    formidable, redoubtable, disheartening, daunting, rebarbative,

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    frightening in English: frightening
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