WORD OF THE DAY FRIGHTEN

Thesaurus-Synonyms-191 - FRIGHTEN

'frighten' verb to make someone feel afraid: The big dog that lives next door frightens me. * (εκ) φοβίζω, τρομάζω, σκιάζω

[alarm] to make someone feel worried or afraid, usually about something that might happen in the future: I don’t want to alarm you, but we are almost out of petrol and it’s a long way to the next filling station. * πανικοβάλλω, εμπνέω ανησυχίες για πιθανό μελλοντικό συμβάν

[intimidate] to deliberately make someone feel afraid, usually so that they will do what you want: They try to intimidate the younger children by threatening to beat them up after school. * εκφοβίζω, καταπτοώ: υποχρεώνω με απειλές ή εκφοβισμό, πειθαναγκάζω

[panic] to make a person or a group of people act uncontrollably because they are afraid: The sound of gunfire panicked the crowd into fleeing in all directions. * πανικοβάλλω, προκαλώ ανεξέλεγκτες αντιδράσεις λόγω φόβου

[petrify] to make someone feel so afraid that they are temporarily unable to move: The sight of a snake in the house completely petrified me. * απολιθώνω-ομαι, πετρώνω: μτφ. «παραλύω», «μένω κόκαλο»

[scare] to make someone feel suddenly afraid or worried: The sound of fireworks scares cats and dogs. * (εκ) φοβίζω, τρομάζω, κν. «κοψοχολιάζω»

[startle] to cause someone to be surprised and mildly afraid: Oh, you startled me! I didn’t realize you were in the room till you spoke. * ξαφνιάζω, αιφνιδιάζω, εκπλήσσω ήπια

[terrify] to make someone very afraid: Rollercoasters terrify me.
* τρομάζω, εμπνέω τρόμο, κατατρομοκρατώ

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS