frighten someone into or out of something Definition
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frighten
verb
- frightened, frightening
1. To make someone afraid; to alarm them.
- Thesaurus: scare, terrify, terrorize, shock, petrify, alarm, startle, spook; intimidate, unnerve, daunt; Antonym: calm.
adj
adj
adverb
Phrasal Verb: frighten someone away or off
- To scare them away.
- To persuade or dissuade them by threats.
