jds. Furcht erregen

to arouse someone's fear

Türkçe: birinin korkusunu uyandırmak

Noun

Furcht f.

Verb

erregen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Sein aggressives Verhalten erregte die Furcht seiner Kollegen.

How it is used

Means 'to arouse someone's fear' – provoking anxiety. Formal register. Use when someone's aggressive behavior makes others nervous. Focuses on the action of stirring up fear, not the resulting state.

Other verbs that go with Furcht

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. in Furcht versetzento fill someone with fear

All collocations with Furcht

Other collocations built on erregen

• Abscheu erregento arouse disgust
• jds. Ärger erregento provoke someone's anger
• Anstoß erregento cause offense
• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• jds. Aufmerksamkeit erregento attract someone's attention
• Aufsehen erregento cause a stir
• Besorgnis erregento cause concern/raise worry
• jds. Bewunderung erregento arouse admiration