English-Thai Dictionary

frighten

VI หวาดกลัว  ตกใจ  เกรงกลัว  wad-kua

 

frighten

VT เขย่าขวัญ  ทำให้ ตกใจ  ทำให้ เกรงกลัว  scare terrify ka-yao-kwan

 

frighten away

PHRV ทำให้ หนี ไป ด้วย ความกลัว  หนี เพราะ ตื่นกลัว  scare away tam-hai-ne-pai-duai-kwam-klua

 

frighten from

PHRV ทำให้ หวาดกลัว จน ไม่ กระทำ  frighten out of tam-hai-wad-klua-jon-mai-kra-tam

 

frighten into

PHRV ทำให้ หวาดระแวง ใน เรื่อง  intimidate into scare into terrify into tam-hai-wad-ra-waeng-nai-rueang

 

frighten off

PHRV ทำให้ หนี ไป ด้วย ความกลัว  หนี เพราะ ตื่นกลัว  frighten away tam-hai-ne-pai-duai-kwam-klua

 

frighten someone out of his wits

IDM ทำให้ หวาดกลัว อย่างมาก  ทำให้ กลัว  ทำให้ ผวา  frighten to scare out of terrify out of tam-hai-wad-klua-jon-mai-kra-tam

 

frighten someone to death

IDM ทำให้ กลัว อย่างมาก  หวาดระแวง อย่างมาก  tam-hai-klua-yang-mak

 

frightened

ADJ น่า ตกใจ  น่ากลัว  น่าขนลุก  สยอง  สยองขวัญ  น่าหวาดกลัว  afraid alarmed na-tok-jai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRIGHTEN

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

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frighten

fright en |ˈfrītn ˈfraɪtn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) afraid or anxious: the savagery of his thoughts frightened him | people were no longer easily frightened into docility. • (frighten someone /something off ) deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid. • [ no obj. ] (of a person ) become afraid or anxious: at his age, I guess he doesn't frighten any more. DERIVATIVES fright en er |ˈfrītn -ər |noun

 

frightened

fright ened |ˈfrītnd ˈfraɪtnd | ▶adjective afraid or anxious: a frightened child.

 

frightening

fright en ing ▶adjective making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying: a frightening experience. DERIVATIVES fright en ing ly |ˈfrītn -iNGlē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

frighten

fright ¦en |ˈfrʌɪt (ə )n | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) afraid or anxious: the savagery of his thoughts frightened him | farmers are being frightened into scaling down their breeding plans. • (frighten someone /thing off ) deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid. PHRASES frighten the horses see horse.

 

frightened

fright |ened |ˈfrʌɪtnd | ▶adjective afraid or anxious: a frightened child | I'm not frightened of him.

 

frightener

fright |en ¦er |ˈfrʌɪt (ə )nə | ▶noun a person or thing that frightens someone. • Brit. informal a member of a criminal gang who intimidates its victims. PHRASES put the frighteners on Brit. informal threaten or intimidate (someone ).

 

frightening

fright ¦en |ing |ˈfrʌɪt (ə )nɪŋ, ˈfrʌɪtnɪŋ | ▶adjective making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying: a frightening experience. DERIVATIVES frighteningly adverb [ as submodifier ] : the standard air fare proved to be frighteningly expensive

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

frighten

frighten verb the fighting in the streets frightened us: scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, panic, shake, disturb, dismay, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt; strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone to the bone /marrow, make someone's blood run cold; informal scare the living daylights out of, scare stiff, scare someone out of their wits, scare witless, scare to death, scare the pants off, spook, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone jump out of their skin, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make someone's hair curl, scare the bejesus out of; archaic affright.

 

frightening

frightening adjective a frightening story about bloodthirsty aliens: terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, white-knuckle, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, bone-chilling, disturbing, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic; eerie, sinister, fearsome, nightmarish, macabre, menacing; eldritch; informal scary, spooky, creepy, hairy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

frighten

frighten verb she was frightened by the strange sounds outside: scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay; fill someone with fear, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill someone's blood, chill someone to the bone, chill someone to the marrow, make someone's blood run cold, freeze someone's blood, make someone's flesh crawl, give someone goose pimples; informal scare the living daylights out of, scare stiff, scare someone out of their wits, scare witless, scare someone (half ) to death, scare the pants off, rattle, spook, make someone's hair stand on end, throw into a blue funk, make someone jump out of their skin; Brit. informal put the wind up, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make someone's hair curl; Irish informal scare the bejesus out of; vulgar slang scare shitless; archaic affright. ANTONYMS reassure, comfort. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD frighten, scare, startle These three words can all describe the generation of fear. ■ Frighten is the most general word (he only meant to frighten his victim, not to kill him ). The fear may be of immediate harm (typically physical ) or of longer-term misfortune or suffering (I was uncertain what would happen and frightened about the future ). ■ Scare is a less formal word, especially when applied to fear of something other than an immediate physical threat. Saying that someone is scared may imply that they lack courage or strength of character (I was scared of meeting people ). ■ Startle denotes a sudden, momentary feeling of fear on being surprised by something (a sudden sound in the doorway startled her ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

frightening

frightening adjective she had many vivid and frightening dreams: terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, appalling, disturbing, disconcerting, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic; eerie, sinister, fearsome, dreadful, horrible, awful, nightmarish, monstrous, grim, gruesome, macabre, menacing; Scottish eldritch; informal scary, spooky, creepy, hairy. ANTONYMS comforting.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frighten

fright en /fráɪt (ə )n /→fright (形 )frightened 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人 物 事が 〉〈人 動物 〉を怖がらせる, おびえさせる , ぎょっと [はっと ]させる, 驚かせる, たまげさせる (｟ややくだけて ｠scare ) (!be ～edなど分詞形容詞用法については →frightened ) ▸ frighten A to death [the life out of A ]A 〈人 〉を死ぬほど怖がらせる [ふるえあがらせる ]2 〖～ A into [out of ] (doing ) …〗A 〈人 〉をおどして … させる […を失わせる ]▸ frighten A into confessing A 〈人 〉をおどして告白 [白状 ]させる fr ì ghten A aw á y [aw á y A ]脅してAを追い払う .fr ì ghten A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 ＝frighten A away .2 脅してA 〈計画など 〉をやめさせる .

 

frightened

fright ened /fráɪt (ə )nd /→fright (動 )frighten 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 動物が 〉 «…に /…ではないかと » おびえた , ぞっとした (｟ややくだけて ｠scared ) «by, at, about /that 節 » ▸ Kate was frightened by a nightmare .ケイトは悪夢におびえていた ▸ They were frightened that a terrorist attack was expected .彼らはテロリストの襲撃の可能性におびえていた 2 〖be ～ of (doing ) …〗… (すること )が (常に )怖いと思う ▸ She was frightened of death .彼女はいつも死におびえていた .3 〖be ～ to do 〗…するのが怖い ; …してぞっとする ▸ I was frightened to go out .私は外に出るのが怖かった

 

frightening

fright en ing /fráɪt (ə )nɪŋ /形容詞 〈出来事などが 〉恐ろしい, ぞっとさせる .～ly 副詞 怖いくらい, 恐ろしいほど .