Home › Words › R › refrightenrefrightenrefrighten means to frighten again.EtymologyFrom re- + frighten.verbTo frighten again.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.affrighten 72% match — To frighten. vs refrighten →befright 69% match — To fill with fright; make afraid; scare; frighten vs refrighten →effray 65% match — To frighten, startle. vs refrighten →frighting 65% match — An instance of frightening; a fright; vs refrighten →affright 63% match — Great fear, terror, fright. vs refrighten →refasten 63% match — To fasten again. vs refrighten →affrighter 63% match — One who frightens. vs refrighten →frightment 63% match — fear, the feeling of being afraid vs refrighten →