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Frighten

/ˈfraɪtn/

To make someone feel afraid or anxious about something.

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The loud noise frightened the cat.Ghost stories always frighten me at night.

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Middle English freten, from Old English fretan, reinforced by Middle English frighten, from Old English fyrhtan. The word has Germanic origins, related to the Old High German forhtan.

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