fright vs intimidation

intimidation vs fright

fright and intimidation both are nouns.

fright is a verb but intimidation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fright	Yes	No	Yes	No
intimidation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intimidation is a hyponym of fright; that is, intimidation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fright:

fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
intimidation: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid

Other hyponyms of fright include alarm, consternation, dismay, creeps, chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, horror, hysteria, affright, panic, terror, panic attack, scare, stage fright, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity, timidness, timorousness.

fright (noun)	intimidation (noun)
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)	the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
	a communication that makes you afraid to try something
	the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
	the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

fright (verb)	intimidation (verb)
cause fear in

Difference between fright and intimidation

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