To overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay

1. To shock; to surprise.
2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce.
3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay.

To cause to lose courage; SYN. dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare.

1. To cause fear in; SYN. fright, scare, affright.
2. To drive out by frightening.

To cause to feel horror.

To frighten; to alarm; to cause to be afraid.

1. To move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; SYN. jump, start.
2. To stimulate to action :; SYN. galvanize.

To fill with terror; frighten greatly; SYN. terrorize.

ETYM Old Eng. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, Old High Germ. forhta, forahta, German furcht, Dan. frygt, Swed. fruktan, Goth. faúrhtei fear, faúrhts timid.
Fear.