frighten
verb
to make someone feel afraid, especially suddenly
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verb
to make someone feel great fear or worry so that they cannot think clearly or decide what to do
to upset or frighten someone by shocking or surprising them
verb
to deliberately make someone feel frightened, especially so that they will do what you want
verb
to make a person or animal feel suddenly frightened or surprised by doing something that they do not expect
to make someone feel extremely frightened
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