Definition
The quality or state of being frightening; the degree to which something causes fear or fright in others.
Etymology
From 'frightening' (present participle of 'frighten' used as an adjective) plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' creating a noun for the quality of being scary.
Kelly Says
The 'frighteningness' of horror movies is intentional—filmmakers carefully control suspense, sound, and visuals to maximize that scary feeling, which is exactly what audiences are paying to experience.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርበኞች (arbeñoch)
ar-be-nyoch
ARالعربية
خوف (khawf)
khawf
CACatalà
espanto
es-pan-to
DEDeutsch
erschrecklichkeit
er-shreck-lich-keit
ELΕλληνικά
φόβος (fobos)
fo-bos
ESEspañol
espanto
es-pan-to
GUGU
ભયંકરતા (bhayankarata)
bhay-an-kar-ta
HEעברית
פחד (pichád)
pi-chad
HIहिन्दी
डरावनी (daravani)
da-ra-va-nee
HUMagyar
félelem
fe-le-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
menakutkan
me-na-ku-tan
ITItaliano
spavento
spa-ven-to
KKKK
қорқыныш (qorkynysh)
kor-kin-ysh
KO한국어
무서움 (museoum)
mu-seo-um
MRMR
भयानका (bhayank)
bhay-an-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
ketakutan
ke-ta-ku-tan
MYမြန်မာ
လွန်စွာလုံး (lon-swa-lon-gi)
lon-swa-lon-gi
NONorsk
skremming
skrem-ming
PLPolski
przerażanie
pr-ze-ra-zha-nie
PTPortuguês
assustador
a-su-sta-dor
RUРусский
страх (strakh)
strakh
SVSvenska
skrämmande
shkrem-man-de
TAதமிழ்
பயம் (payam)
pa-yam
TEతెలుగు
భయం (bhayam)
bhay-am
THไทย
ความน่ากลัว (khwam na klua)
kwan na kluah
TLTL
katakutan
ka-ta-ku-tan
TRTürkçe
korkunçluk
kor-kun-ch-luk
UKУкраїнська
страх (strakh)
strakh
VITiếng Việt
sự kinh hoàng
su-kinh-hoang