English-French translations for frightening

• effrayant
  Ces chiffres sont choquants et effrayants. These figures are shocking and frightening.
  Vous le savez aussi bien que moi. C’est très effrayant. You know this as well as I. It is very frightening.
  C’est effrayant et, dans le même temps, particulièrement tragique. That is frightening and, at the same time, very tragic.
• épouvantable
• terrifiant

Definition of frightening

• Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
• Awful, terrible, very bad

Examples

• Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.
• The scientist was frightening the timid children.

Related words

• frighteningly
• frightenig
• frightenigly