Vocabulary
Frighten
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make (someone) afraid or anxious.
Urdu meaning
خوفزدہ ہونا، ڈرانا، دہشت زدہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is not women`s solitude that should frighten us it is the callousness of a society where such solitude is often the only refuge from humiliation and harm.
- However, the ill-considered demand for cancelling legally binding contracts with the IPPs amounts to asking the sovereign to default on its international contractual obligations, a step that will frighten foreign investors away.
Synonyms
scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appal, agitate, panic, throw into panic
Antonyms
reassure, comfort, comforting
Curator example
“the savagery of his thoughts frightened him”
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