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Fears vs Frighten - What's the difference?

fears | frighten |

As verbs the difference between fears and frighten

is that fears is (fear) while frighten is to disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

As a noun fears

is .

fears

English

Noun

(head)
    • All our fears have come to pass, we are doomed but have nothing left to fear.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fear)
    • He fears the dark, so he invented a longer lasting light bulb.

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    frighten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

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