Frighten
Frighten verb - To strike with fear.
Scared is a synonym for frighten. In some cases you can replace term "Scared" with "Frighten", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: frightening, fright, frighting
Scared
Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Sadie claims she's only scared of small spiders, so Nightmare does so to frighten her and gets promptly stomped on by Frank.
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This is played for laughs when several of the prisoners are participating in a scared straight program, trying to frighten a group of adolescent delinquents into better behavior by telling them terrifying stories about life in prison.
Source: Prison Rape
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