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frighten vs consternate

consternate vs frighten

frighten and consternate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frighten No No Yes No
consternate No No Yes No
As verbs, consternate is a hyponym of frighten; that is, consternate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frighten:
  • frighten: cause fear in
  • consternate: fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
Other hyponyms of frighten include bluff, awe, terrify, terrorise, terrorize, intimidate, alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrify, spook, scare the bejesus.
frighten (verb) consternate (verb)
cause fear in fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
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