overfrighten

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verb

To frighten excessively.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verboverfrighten (third-person singular simple present overfrightens, present participle overfrightening, simple past and past participle overfrightened)

present singular third person overfrightens · participle present overfrightening · participle past overfrightened · past overfrightened

  1. transitiveTo frighten excessively.

Origin

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APA

overfrighten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfrighten

MLA

“overfrighten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfrighten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfrighten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfrighten.

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