erschrecken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- frighten verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- funk noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- horrify verb To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
- scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.
- startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.
- terrify verb To frighten someone severely.
Senses
erschrecken is used for these senses in English:
- frighten (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
- funk (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- horrify To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
- scare (intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.
- startle (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
- terrify To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
frighten — full definition
- verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- verb To become afraid.
funk — full definition
- noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- noun A style of rhythmic dance music derived from soul music, featuring a strong bass line and syncopated beat.
- noun A state of depression, gloom, or nervous fear.
- verb To give off an unpleasant smell.