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frighten

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/

The English word “frighten” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
  2. To become scared or alarmed.

Etymology

From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.

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