(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary. / (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

present participle of frighten

Afraid; suffering from fear.

simple past tense and past participle of frighten

Afraid, frightened. / Timid, fearful, easily frightened. / Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming. / (hyperbolic) Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).

(dialect) Frightfully; very.

Alternative form of Frigg / (astronomy) 77 Frigga, a main belt asteroid.

(historical) A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome sides.

The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat. / Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity. / Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.