FRIGHTENING

awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

(adjective) 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”

terrorization, terrorisation, frightening

(noun) the act of inspiring with fear

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

frightening (comparative more frightening, superlative most frightening)

Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

(figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

Synonyms

• frightening

Verb

frightening

present participle of frighten

Source: Wiktionary

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FRIGHTEN

Fright"en, v. t. [imp. Frightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Frightening.] Etym: [See Fright, v. t.]

Definition: To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. More frightened than hurt. Old Proverb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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