Synonyms for frightens
fright·ens

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1. List of paraphrases for "frightens":

   scares, terrifies, intimidates

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1. Jerome K. Jerome:

   The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.

2. Marianne Williamson, Return to Love, 1992:

   Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

3. Ronald Reagan in 1973:

   The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   The thought of being president frightens me. I do not think I want the job.

5. Lisa Dadio:

   The more anti-police rhetoric … that frightens especially young people, and they are less likely to cooperate with police. That creates the danger of a police officer … or a citizen getting hurt at the hands of police officers.