frightening

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/, /ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

Adjective

frightening

1. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

   Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.

2. (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:frightening

Translations

• French: effrayant
• German: schreckerregend, sinjagend
• Italian: spaventoso
• Portuguese: assustador
• Russian: пуга́ющий
• Spanish: alarmante, aterrador

Translations

• Russian: стра́шный
• Spanish: terrible

Verb

1. present participle of frighten#English|frighten

   The scientist was frightening the timid children.

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