испуга́ть — meaning in English
ispugat
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English meaning
- daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
- 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.
- startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.
- startled adj Suddenly surprised and a little frightened.
Senses
испуга́ть is used for these senses in English:
- daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
- freak out (informal, transitive) To scare or unnerve someone.
- 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.
- startle (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
- startled Surprised and slightly frightened.
daunt — full definition
- verb To discourage, intimidate.
- verb To overwhelm.
frighten — full definition
- verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- verb To become afraid.