ängstigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dread verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
• frighten verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
• scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.

Senses

ängstigen is used for these senses in English:

• dread (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
• frighten (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
• scare (intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.

dread — full definition

1. verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
2. noun A strong feeling of fear or anxiety about something.
3. adj Causing great fear; dreaded (used mainly in older or literary English).

frighten — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
2. verb To become afraid.

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