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Verb

To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in

Noun

An anxious awareness of danger

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

unnerve

scare the bejesus out of

scare the living daylights out of

fill with fear

scare the pants off

put the fear of God into

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

give someone goose pimples

make one's blood run cold

frighten the living daylights out of

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

give someone the heebie-jeebies

frighten the life out of

make someone jump out of their skin

tyrannize^US

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

throw into a fright

chill to the marrow

take aback

send into a cold sweat

tyrannise^UK

chill someone's blood

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

make someone jump out of his skin

immobilize^US

scandalize^US

immobilise^UK

scandalise^UK

scare someone half to death

victimize^US

pressurize^US

victimise^UK

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

make it hot for someone

put the frighteners on

pressurise^UK

fill with consternation

use strong-arm tactics on

lean on

silly

scare the daylights out of

knock the stuffing out of

put someone off their stroke

take the wind out of your sails

give someone the blues

make sad

excite

turn off

stop someone in their tracks

cut to the quick

make someone scratch their head

set someone back on their heels

traumatize^US

antagonize^US

agonize^US

balk^US

antagonise^UK

traumatise^UK

agonise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

cause to be at a stand

baulk^UK

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

dampen the spirits of

cause someone to lose their composure

put out of countenance

take your breath away

bring tears to your eyes

pull the rug from under

mess with someone's head

make one's heart bleed

pull the rug out from under

blow your mind

put someone off their stride

blind someone with something

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

give someone the hump

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

anguish

knock the wind out of

hit like a ton of bricks

weigh heavily on one's mind

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

keep under

make desolate

hang over

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

hack you off

make a meal of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

knock down

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take down

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

dampen someone's hopes

dishonor^US

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

lampoon

detract

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

dishonour^UK

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

Noun

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An anxious awareness of danger

butterflies in the stomach

feeling in one's bones

spectre^UK

specter^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

overwhelming anxiety about

feeling in your bones

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

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