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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieserschrecken
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛʁˈʃʁɛkən
"Das plötzliche Geräusch hat die Kinder erschreckt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to feel fear or anxiety.
"The sudden noise frightened the children." - 2
To make someone afraid or scared.
"The horror movie frightened her so much that she couldn't sleep."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'frighten' originates from the Middle English 'frighten', which is derived from the Old English 'fyrhtian', meaning 'to frighten'. The root can be traced back to Proto-Germanic *fruhtwō, which relates to fear and has evolved in meaning over centuries to encompass causing fear or alarm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Frighten" is said worldwide
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effrayer
Transliteration: ef-reh-yay
"Le bruit soudain a effrayé les enfants."
erschrecken
Transliteration: ɛʁˈʃʁɛkən
"Das plötzliche Geräusch hat die Kinder erschreckt."
spaventare
Transliteration: spa-ven-ta-re
"Il rumore improvviso ha spaventato i bambini."
asustar
Transliteration: a-sus-tar
"El ruido repentino asustó a los niños."
assustar
Transliteration: a-sus-tar
"O barulho repentino assustou as crianças."
डराना
Transliteration: daraana
"अचानक की आवाज़ ने बच्चों को डराया।"
惊吓
Transliteration: jīngxià
"突如其来的声音吓到了孩子们。"
놀라게 하다
Transliteration: nollage hada
"갑작스러운 소리가 아이들을 놀라게 했다."
驚かせる
Transliteration: odorokaseru
"突然の音が子供たちを驚かせた。"
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