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Foreboding vs Frightening - What's the difference?

foreboding | frightening | Related terms |

Foreboding is a related term of frightening.


As adjectives the difference between foreboding and frightening

is that foreboding is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty while frightening is causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

As verbs the difference between foreboding and frightening

is that foreboding is while frightening is .

As a noun foreboding

is a sense of evil to come.

foreboding

English

Alternative forms

* forboding (much less commonly used)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
    • A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
  • An evil omen.

    • Synonyms

    * augury

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • frightening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
    • The frightening scientist lived in an old shack.
  • (figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Verb

    (head)
    • The scientist was frightening the timid children.