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Meaning & Definition of Frightening in English

English

Frightening

/fraɪtənɪŋ/

noun

1. The act of inspiring with fear

synonym:
  • terrorization,
  • terrorisation,
  • frightening

adjective

1. 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"
synonym:
  • awful,
  • dire,
  • direful,
  • dread(a),
  • dreaded,
  • dreadful,
  • fearful,
  • fearsome,
  • frightening,
  • horrendous,
  • horrific,
  • terrible

Examples of using

That's a frightening possibility.
You're frightening me.
There is nothing frightening about a normal, natural death, the death of a man who has fulfilled himself and lived out his life.