frightening A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #6623 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel afraid; scary. The film was so frightening that I couldn't sleep. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making you feel afraid; scary. scaryterrifying More affreuxalarmingappallingawfulbuggishbutt-clenchingbuttock-clenchingdismayfuldreadfuleldritchfearfulflaysome ↔ Opposites nonfrighteningunfrightening Word family Derived forms frighteninglynonfrighteningunfrightening Related forms afraiddishearteningfearfrighten Common collocations frightening manner Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From frighten + -ing. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frightening **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 6623 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel afraid; scary. ## Examples - The film was so frightening that I couldn't sleep. ## Synonyms - affreux - alarming - appalling - awful - buggish - butt-clenching - buttock-clenching - dismayful - dreadful - eldritch - fearful - flaysome ## Antonyms - nonfrightening - unfrightening ## Derived Forms - frighteningly - nonfrightening - unfrightening ## Related Forms - afraid - disheartening - fear - frighten ## Etymology From frighten + -ing. ## AI Etymology Frightening comes from frighten + -ing. In current use, the main sense is “Making you feel afraid; scary”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown