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What is another word for frighten?

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To scare or instill fear

To be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening

Verb

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To scare or instill fear

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

chill to the bone

scare away

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make teeth chatter

throw into a fright

give one the creeps

make one's flesh creep

make one's blood run cold

scare someone half to death

make someone jump out of their skin

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

tyrannize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

tyrannise^UK

frighten the living daylights out of

frighten the life out of

fret

hassle

fill with terror

make someone's blood run cold

use strong-arm tactics on

astound

give someone a fright

make someone's hair stand on end

bludgeon

frighten someone out of their wits

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

scare the life out of

chill someone's blood

scare the hell out of

make someone's hair curl

frighten out of your wits

victimize^US

scare the pants off of

push about

victimise^UK

mess with someone's head

scare the daylights out of

impress

make worried

become horror-stricken

blind someone with something

frighten off

take your breath away

stampede

baffle

destabilize^US

unbalance

send chills down the spine of

pain

make fearful

rouse

make someone jump out of his skin

destabilise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

heckle

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

put through the wringer

lord it over

hold a gun to one's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

give someone the creeps

make someone want to throw up

fill with consternation

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

antagonise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

put someone off their stroke

make somebody's hackles rise

set someone back on their heels

put someone's nose out of joint

knock the stuffing out of

ruffle one's feathers

make someone scratch their head

make one's heart bleed

bustle

scandalize^US

excruciate

drive round the twist

get up someone's nose

scandalise^UK

cause to be at a stand

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

prey on your mind

give someone the blues

rattle someone's cage

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

take the wind out of your sails

galvanize^US

stop someone in their tracks

fog

breathe down someone's neck

galvanise^UK

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's flesh

drive you up the wall

go to your head

blow your mind

try the patience of

break someone's spirit

balk^US

baulk^UK

knock the wind out of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

tread on someone's toes

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

push one's buttons

arouse hostility in

deflate

make someone's stomach rise

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

lose patience

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

cause to lose your bearings

harsh someone's mellow

make severe demands on

put a strain on

get on someone's case

take over

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive you round the bend

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

dampen someone's spirit

invigorate^US

make someone feel nauseous

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

hit like a ton of bricks

have an adverse effect on

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“They decided to frighten her off by firing an arrow so it would noisily strike the pot.”

Verb

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To be on the verge of transpiring, occurring or happening

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