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Adjective frightened has 2 senses
- panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened - thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
Antonyms: unafraid, fearless (indirect, via afraid)
- frightened, scared - made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
Antonyms: unafraid, fearless (indirect, via afraid)
Verb frighten has 2 senses
- frighten, fright, scare, affright - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
--1 is one way to stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Sample sentence:
The bad news will frighten him
- frighten - drive out by frightening
--2 is one way to chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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