German-English translations for erschrecken

frighten
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As the Hungarians say, it is better to be frightened than to take fright. Wie die Ungarn sagen, ist es besser, sich zu fürchten, als sich zu erschrecken. Its institutional structure should not frighten us, but we should rather give our congratulations for this initiative. Die institutionelle Form sollte uns nicht erschrecken, stattdessen sollten wir lieber zu dieser Initiative gratulieren. I should like to make a few suggestions, starting at European level, which might frighten some who have already spoken. Ich möchte einige Vorschläge unterbreiten und auf der europäischen Ebene anfangen, was einige meiner Vorredner vielleicht erschrecken wird.
scare
us
Johnny had a bad scare last night.a food-poisoning scareDid it scare you when I said "Boo!"?

horrify
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The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.
startlea horse that startles easily
terrify
dismay
us
He looked in dismay at the destruction of the town caused by the hurricane
to startle