frightening 音標拼音: [fr'ɑɪtənɪŋ] [fr'ɑɪtnɪŋ]
adj . 令人驚嚇的
令人驚嚇的
frightening adj 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 }]
n 1 :
the act of inspiring with fear [
synonym : {
terrorization },
{
terrorisation }, {
frightening }]
Frighten \
Fright "
en \,
v .
t . [
imp . {
Frightened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Frightening }.] [
See {
Fright },
v .
t .]
To disturb with fear ;
to throw into a state of alarm or fright ;
to affright ;
to terrify .
[
1913 Webster ]
More frightened than hurt . --
Old Proverb .
[
1913 Webster ]
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "
frightening ":
alarming ,
appalling ,
awing ,
browbeating ,
bulldozing ,
bullying ,
chilling ,
cowing ,
daunting ,
demoralization ,
deterrent ,
deterring ,
dire ,
disconcerting ,
discouraging ,
disheartening ,
dismaying ,
disquieting ,
distressing ,
dreadful ,
fear -
inspiring ,
fearful ,
fearsome ,
formidable ,
frightful ,
hair -
raising ,
harrowing ,
hectoring ,
horrifying ,
intimidating ,
intimidation ,
overawing ,
petrifying ,
psychological warfare ,
scaring ,
scary ,
shocking ,
spooky ,
startling ,
terrifying ,
war of nerves
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