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What is another word for affright?

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Verb

To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in

To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

Noun

Great fear or apprehension

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Verb

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To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

make one's flesh creep

petrify

appall^US

appal^UK

scare the bejesus out of

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

make one's hair stand on end

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

scare off

worry

give someone goose pimples

make one's blood run cold

give a turn

frighten the living daylights out of

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

give someone the heebie-jeebies

fill with terror

make someone jump out of their skin

frighten the life out of

give someone a fright

scare the life out of

send into a cold sweat

frighten someone out of their wits

chill someone's blood

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair curl

make someone shake in their shoes

scare the hell out of

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

jolt

floor

make someone jump out of his skin

become horror-stricken

menace

send chills down the spine of

give someone a jolt

give a shock

pressurize^US

tyrannize^US

stampede

knock for a loop

plague

tyrannise^UK

pressurise^UK

scare someone half to death

fill with consternation

browbeat

bulldoze

scare the daylights out of

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

put someone off their stroke

knock the stuffing out of

agonize^US

traumatize^US

agonise^UK

give someone the blues

jar

tick off

set someone back on their heels

traumatise^UK

make someone scratch their head

stop someone in their tracks

bowl over

take the wind out of your sails

hurt somebody's feelings

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

cause to be at a stand

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

cause anxiety to

shatter

dampen the spirits of

put out of countenance

zing

reduce to tears

pull the rug from under

benumb

put someone off their stride

pull the rug out from under

take your breath away

bring tears to your eyes

mess with someone's head

knock out

make one's heart bleed

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

knock the wind out of

undermine one's confidence

cause someone to lose their composure

tease

blind someone with something

hinder

castrate

completely surprise

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

balk^US

baulk^UK

sap the confidence of

shatter the illusions of

weigh heavily on one's mind

dampen someone's hopes

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

keep under

make desolate

hang over

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

give someone the hump

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“If these are not mischief enough to affright thee, I know not what thou art.”

Verb

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To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

threaten

harass

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

hector

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

use strong-arm tactics on

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

victimize^US

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

rule with an iron hand

distress

rule with a rod of iron

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put under an obligation

breathe down someone's neck

bring someone to their knees

put the frighteners on

prey on

make things hot for someone

force one's hand

take advantage of

make it hot for someone

have someone under your thumb

rule despotically

tighten the screws on

antagonize^US

put through the wringer

antagonise^UK

hold a gun to one's head

blind someone with something

take your breath away

get on someone's back

make an offer they can't refuse

have someone do something

criticize^US

criticise^UK

live off the backs of

take advantage of somebody

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

prevail over

exercise control over

have the upper hand in

have under one's thumb

wear the trousers

have the upper hand over

throw your weight around

lord over

be in the driver's seat

drive round the twist

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Noun

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Great fear or apprehension

butterflies in the stomach

fight-or-flight reaction

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