How to Spell frighten
frighten
frighten - verb
- To make afraid : terrify
- To drive or force by {a_link|frightening}
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"The movie scene frightened the child."
frighten - thesaurus
Synonyms: affright, alarm, fright, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, shock
Antonyms: reassure
Etymology
fright:1 + -en:2