frightening en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/
- (UK) audio
- /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/
Etymology
From frighten + -ing.
Meanings
-
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
The Owl is flying high, frightening to the eye. The Rattler is nearby, Cool is on the fly. Danger is his business.
1966, “Cool McCool (theme song)”, Bernie Green (music) (Cool McCool (television series)), performed by Bob McFadden:Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.
- (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more frightening | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most frightening | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonfrightening · unfrightening
Deriveds
frighteningly · nonfrightening · unfrightening
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
fear · afraid · disheartening · frighten
Synonyms
scary · flaysome · pulse-pounding · frightening · skin-crawling · spine-tingling · shocking · flesh-crawling · frightful · horrific · alarming · formidable · scaring · buggish · frightensome · ghastly · terrifying · fearful · dismayful · buttock-clenching · hair-curling · dreadful · affreux · ghostly · horripilating · terrorsome · freaky · awful · horrifying · horrid · grisly · terrible · hair-raising · horrible · butt-clenching · appalling · eldritch
Translations (74)
pdt schrakjlich (scary) · cmn 可怕 (scary) · fr effrayant (scary) · nl angstaanjagend (scary) · es asustante (scary) · ro înspăimântător (scary) · es amedrantante (scary) · ga scanrúil (scary) · ro înfricoșător (scary) · nl ontstellend (scary) · okm 므ᅀᅴ〮엽다〮 (scary) · bo ཞེད་སྣང་ཚ་པོ (scary) · it spaventoso (scary) · es atemorizante (scary) · gd eagalach (scary) · ka ამაღელვებელი (scary) · de fürchterlich (scary) · ja 恐い (scary) · uk жа́хливий (scary) · ka შემაშინებელი (scary) · el φοβιστικός (scary) · fi pelottava (scary) · ru стра́шный (awful) · grc δεινός (scary) · la metūculōsus (scary) · ar مُرْعِب (scary) · hu félelmetes (scary) · ka დამზაფრავი (scary) · ru пуга́ющий (scary) · el τρομακτικός (scary) · pt assustador (scary) · es aterrante (scary) · ko 무섭다 (scary) · es amedrentador (scary) · el τρομακτικός (awful) · hi भुतहा (scary) · gl noxento (awful) · pl przerażający (scary) · yue 得人驚 /得人惊 (scary) · sa घोर (scary) · ko 두렵다 (scary) · okm 저프다〮 (scary) · fa سهمناک (scary) · de schreckerregend (scary) · ar مُجَفِّل (scary) · ga scéiniúil (scary) · sa भीषण (scary) · es asustador (scary) · tr korkutucu (scary) · fi kauhea (scary) · sa भीम (scary) · fi kauhea (awful) · grc φοβερός (scary) · es atemorizador (scary) · sh strahovit (scary) · fi hirvittävä (scary) · es amedrentante (scary) · gl aterrecedor (scary) · ar مُخِيف (scary) · es aterrador (scary) · ja 怖い (scary) · es amedrantador (scary) · ru ужа́сный (awful) · got 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (scary) · pl okropny (awful) · nl afschuwelijk (awful) · afb يخوف (scary) · pl straszny (awful) · la terribilis (scary) · okm 두립〮다〮 (scary) · sv skrämmande (scary) · nl beangstigend (scary) · fi karmiva (scary) · cmn 恐怖 (scary)