frightens in English

verb

1

make (someone) afraid or anxious.

the savagery of his thoughts frightened him

synonyms: scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, panic, shake, disturb, dismay, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone to the bone/marrow, make someone's blood run cold, scare the living daylights out of, scare stiff, scare someone out of their wits, scare witless, scare to death, scare the pants off, spook, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone jump out of their skin, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make someone's hair curl, scare the bejesus out of, affright

verb

• scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, panic, shake, disturb, dismay, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone to the bone/marrow, make someone's blood run cold, scare the living daylights out of, scare stiff, scare someone out of their wits, scare witless, scare to death, scare the pants off, spook, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone jump out of their skin, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make someone's hair curl, scare the bejesus out of, affright
• affright, fright, scare

Use "frightens" in a sentence

1. 5 The idea of fatherhood frightens me.

2. Affrighter (n.) One who frightens

3. Affrighter definitions (archaic) One who frightens.

4. Affrighter (plural Affrighters) One who frightens

5. The prospect of war really frightens me.

6. An empty purse frightens many friends. 

7. Instead he frightens people with Hell every Sabbath.

8. And it scares you, and it frightens you.

9. Blencher: A scarecrow, or whatever frightens or turns aside or away

10. See the ashen that old woman person frightens only: Fierce, fierce.

11. There's something so sad about him, and that frightens me a little.

12. Generation gaps, youth revolts, drugs, new moralities and sexual revolutions—all of this frightens parents.

13. The Abject frightens because it disrespects borders and thus threatens individual, collective or national identity

14. < That frightens me... I cannot, any more... > murmured the little prince, now completely abashed.

15. It frightens me how a child can be made of flesh and blood but decay to wood.

16. 4 Clark says the poltergeist scatters pots and pans over the kitchen floor, opens locked doors and frightens the family dog.

17. Clark says the poltergeist scatters pots and pans over the kitchen floor, opens locked doors and frightens the family dog.

18. The lamp alarms and frightens Jonah; as lying in his berth his tormented eyes roll round the place, and this thus far successful fugitive finds no refuge for his restless glance.

19. / blentʃ / to move back or away suddenly or react physically because something frightens, disgusts (= shocks), or upsets you: At the sight of the dead animal, Diana Blenched.

20. (9) Perhaps the greatest Calumny committed against old people – and the one that most frightens the not-yet-old – is the belief that ageing causes us to leech vitality.

21. Someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do: You're just a big Bully! Teachers usually know who the bullies …

22. Dreadful Aspect is a once per short rest ability that frightens all enemies within 30 feet of the Blackguard on a failed Wisdom saving throw, imposing disadvantage on their attack rolls and preventing them from moving closer to the Blackguard.

23. Sharks should be Culled as they kill and attack innocent surfers, Cause a beach to close down so no one can enjoy it, Causes distraught, anxiety and sadness to friends and relatives of the person who got attacked and it frightens younger children.