skræmme — meaning in English
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English meaning
- faze verb To disturb, unsettle, or worry someone (usually used in the negative, "not fazed").
- frighten verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- intimidate verb To frighten or pressure someone, often through threats, so they do what you want.
- scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.
Senses
skræmme is used for these senses in English:
- faze (transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]
- frighten (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
- intimidate (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
- scare (intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.
frighten — full definition
- verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- verb To become afraid.