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bullying vs frightening

frightening vs bullying

bullying and frightening both are nouns.

bullying and frightening both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bullying Yes Yes No No
frightening Yes Yes No No
As nouns, frightening is a hyponym of bullying; that is, frightening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bullying:
  • bullying: the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
  • frightening: the act of inspiring with fear
Other hyponyms of bullying include terrorisation, terrorization.
bullying (noun) frightening (noun)
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something the act of inspiring with fear
bullying (adjective) frightening (adjective)
noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others causing fear or dread or terror
Difference between bullying and frightening

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