FRIGHTS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word frights. (close relations)
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alarms | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||||
appalls | verbv | |||||||
verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
astounds | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • affect with wonder | ||||||||
daunts | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||||
dismays | verbv | |||||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
horrifies | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
intimidates | verbv | |||||||
verb • make timid or fearful • to compel or deter by or as if by threats | ||||||||
panics | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||||
petrifies | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||||
scares | verbv | |||||||
noun • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events • a sudden attack of fear verb • cause fear in • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||||
shocks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body • (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise • a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field • a bushy thick mass (especially hair) • a sudden jarring impact • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses verb • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off • strike with disgust or revulsion • strike with horror or terror • collide violently • collect or gather into shocks • subject to electrical shocks • inflict a trauma upon | ||||||||
startles | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden involuntary movement verb • to stimulate to action • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | ||||||||
terrifies | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with terror; frighten greatly | ||||||||
unnerves | verbv | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
unsettles | verbv | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
affright | verbv | |||||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety verb • cause fear in | ||||||||
fear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) • an anxious feeling • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something verb • be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of • be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement • be uneasy or apprehensive about • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | ||||||||
fearfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) • the trait of being afraid | ||||||||
frighten | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause fear in | ||||||||
scare | verbv | |||||||
noun • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events • a sudden attack of fear verb • cause fear in • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away |