frightening

Words with a similar base: frightening

'frightening'

[terrorization.n.01] as in: the act of inspiring with fear

'frightening'

[frighten.v.01] as in: cause fear in

Examples:
The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
Ghosts could never affright her

'frightening'

[frighten.v.02] as in: drive out by frightening

'frightening'

[awful.s.02] as in: causing fear or dread or terror

Examples:
the awful war
an awful risk
dire news
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
the dread presence of the headmaster
polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
a dreadful storm
a fearful howling
horrendous explosions shook the city
a terrible curse

Origins

					frightening (English)
├── -ing (English)
│   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── frighten (English)

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