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FRIGHTS Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word frights. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For FRIGHTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for frights, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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emotion excite shake stimulate stir

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