- scare someone witless
- to make someone feel very frightened
English dictionary. 2014.
scare someone witless
Look at other dictionaries:
scare someone witless — phrase to make someone feel very frightened Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: witless … Useful english dictionary
witless — wit|less [ wıtləs ] adjective 1. ) LITERARY very silly or stupid: This witless reaction has obscured the real problem. 2. ) an old word meaning mentally ill scare someone witless to make someone feel very frightened … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
witless — UK [ˈwɪtləs] / US adjective 1) literary very silly or stupid This witless reaction has obscured the real problem. 2) an old word meaning mentally ill • scare someone witless … English dictionary
witless — adjective 1 not very intelligent or sensible; silly: if I catch the witless yobs who did this 2 scare sb witless to make someone very frightened witlessly adverb witlessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scare — 1. verb stop it, you re scaring me Syn: frighten, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, intimidate, terrorize, make afraid, make fearful, fill with fear, give someone a fright, panic, throw into a panic, shock, unnerve, cow; strike terror into, put … Thesaurus of popular words
frighten — verb the fighting in the streets frightened us Syn: scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, panic, shake, disturb, dismay, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt; strike terror into, put the … Thesaurus of popular words
terrify — verb that crazy driver terrified us Syn: petrify, horrify, frighten, scare, scare stiff, scare/frighten to death, scare/frighten the living daylights out of, scare/frighten the life out of, scare/frighten someone out of their wits, scare witless … Thesaurus of popular words
List of Mr. Bean episodes — This is an episode guide for the television series Mr. Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran between 1 January 1990 and 15 November 1995. Contents 1 Mr. Bean 2 The Return of Mr. Bean 3 The Curse of Mr. Bean … Wikipedia
List of Johnny Bravo episodes — Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for the Cartoon Network. The series premiered July 7, 1997 and ended officially August 27, 2004. The series is a spin off of World Premiere Toons, also known as the… … Wikipedia
wit — noun 1 AMUSING (U) the ability to say things that are clever and amusing: a woman of great wit and charm | quick/dry/sharp wit: His sharp wit had them all smiling. 2 AMUSING PERSON (C) someone who is able to say clever and funny things: Oscar… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
