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 frightening
 
 
 
       
        
         | 1. | (noun) to inspire with fear |  
	 |  | Synonyms: terrorisation, terrorization |  
	 |  | Related Words: bullying, intimidation |  | 
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         | 2. | (satellite adjective) causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" |  
	 |  | Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible |  | 
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