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"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
"Ghosts could never affright her"
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noun
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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bluff
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
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spook
frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
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alarming
frightening because of an awareness of danger
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hangdog
frightened into submission or compliance