frighten

1. Cause fear in (synset 201783082)
   "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
   causes: dread, fear - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
   is a type of: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
   subtypes:

   • bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
   • awe - inspire awe in
   • terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly
   • intimidate - make timid or fearful
   • alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrify - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
   • consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
   • spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
   same as: affright, fright, scare

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