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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Frighten \Fright"en\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, verb (used with an object)] To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
frightening
adjective: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]
noun: to inspire with fear [syn: {terrorization}, {terrorisation}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "frightening": alarming, appalling, awing, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, chilling, cowing, daunting, demoralization, deterrent, deterring, dire, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, dreadful, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, hair-raising, harrowing, hectoring, horrifying, intimidating, intimidation, overawing, petrifying, psychological warfare, scaring, scary, shocking, spooky, startling, terrifying, war of nerves
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