Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frightening"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, v. t.]
To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or
fright; to affright; to terrify.
More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frightening
adj : 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" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded},
{dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {horrendous}, {horrific},
{terrible}]
n : to inspire with fear [syn: {terrorization}, {terrorisation}]
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