| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, surprise |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, bolt, consternate, floor, fright, give a turn, jump, make jump, rock, scare, scare to death, shake up, shock, spook, spring, spring something on, stagger, start, stun, take aback, terrify, terrorize |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, compose, expect |
| Main Entry: | terrorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, threaten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, awe, bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, coerce, cow, dismay, dragoon, fright, frighten, hector, horrify, intimidate, menace, oppress, petrify, scare, scare to death, shock, spook, startle, strike terror into, strong-arm, terrify |
| Antonyms: | assuage, calm, help, please |
| Main Entry: | affright |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, daunt, fright, intimidate, panic, scare, spook, startle, terrify |