frighten

frighten is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
2. verb. cause fear in

   "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"

   "Ghosts could never affright her"

   Synonyms: affright, fright, scare

3. verb. drive out by frightening

Synonyms

affright, fright, scare

Common word forms

frightens, frightened, frightener, frightening, frightenable

Words from these letters

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