Both frighten and startle mean to scare Examples: When I am home alone, unfamiliar sounds startle me. When I am home alone, unfamiliar sounds frighten me.
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scare, shock, alarm, terrify, startle, intimidate, unnerve, pertrify
Other words for startling are alarming, astonishing, shocking, surprising, unexpected and frightening.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." "Nature watchers must be careful not to startle the wary animals."
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"The aim of any type of reprimand is to startle the animal, not to punish it."
frighten
To startle from quiet; to alarm., To frighten; to scare; to frighten away., The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack., Alarm; terror; fright., A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray., The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
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Yes, "scare" and "frighten" are synonyms that both mean to cause fear or alarm in someone.
How is it possible to startle a person so easily? It is really not nice to startle people.. Please stop trying to startle me... The whistle always seemed to startle me. This is how you use the word startle correctly
Why do I startle easy?"