frightener

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A form of frighten — To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

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Meanings

nounfrightener (plural frighteners)

plural frighteners

  1. agentAgent noun of frighten: one who, or that which, frightens.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scarer

Origin

From frighten + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

refrighten
Cite this entry
APA

frightener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frightener

MLA

“frightener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frightener. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frightener,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frightener.

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