1. (

• frighten ,
• fright ,
• scare ,
• affright

) cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" ;

2. (

• daunt ,
• dash ,
• scare_off ,
• pall ,
• frighten_off ,
• scare_away ,
• frighten_away ,
• scare ,

) cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" ;

1. (

• frightened ,
• scared

) made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" ;