frightening Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the act of inspiring with fear
terrorisation; terrorization.
verb cause fear in
frighten; scare; fright; affright.
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
- Ghosts could never affright her
verb drive out by frightening
frighten.
adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
- 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