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.