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adjective
- 1. making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying: "a frightening experience"
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B1. making you feel fear: a frightening thought. a frightening film. it is frightening to It is frightening to think what might happen if she left him. Synonyms. fearsome formal. scary informal. terrifying. Fewer examples. The mask was so lifelike it was quite frightening. The deathly pallor of her skin was frightening.
Synonyms for FRIGHTENING: terrifying, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, intimidating, alarming, shocking; Antonyms of FRIGHTENING: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing.
: causing fear. frightening news. a very frightening experience. The man with red eyes made the frightening grimace that passed for his smile. Madeleine L'Engle. For a man who had tussled with crocs, venomous snakes and other frightening creatures, this was going to be a leisurely swim. Jennifer Wulff et al. Synonyms. alarming. direful. dreadful.
Definitions of frightening. adjective. causing fear or dread or terror. synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible. alarming. frightening because of an awareness of danger. noun. the act of inspiring with fear. synonyms: terrorisation, terrorization. see more. Pronunciation. US.
1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing. v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily. fright′en·er n. fright′en·ing·ly adv. Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic.
(fraɪtənɪŋ ) adjective B1+. If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous. The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening. Synonyms: terrifying, shocking [informal], alarming, appalling More Synonyms of frightening.
Definition of frightening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something is frightening you. Apparently he found the idea of jail less frightening than the huge dog. You'd see less wildlife if you were walking - making more frightening noises to the animals.
frightening meaning, definition, what is frightening: making you feel afraid or nervous: Learn more.
Definition of frightening – Learner’s Dictionary. frightening. adjective. uk / ˈfraɪt ə nɪŋ / us. Add to word list. B1. making you feel afraid or nervous: a very frightening film. Fewer examples. I found the story quite frightening. Starting school can be a frightening experience for children. A frightening number of people have got the disease.
