frighten
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause fear in
The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
Types & categories
- stimulate hypernym
- bluff hyponym
- awe hyponym
- terrify hyponym
- intimidate hyponym
- alarm hyponym
- consternate hyponym
- spook hyponym
Related & opposite
- daunt also see
- dread causes
- terrorization derivation
- scarecrow derivation
- fearfulness derivation
- terror derivation
- panic attack derivation
Sense 2 verb
drive out by frightening
Types & categories
- drive out hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | daunt |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | dread |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | terrorization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scarecrow |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fearfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | terror |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | panic attack |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bluff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | awe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | terrify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intimidate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alarm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | consternate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spook |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | drive out |