asustar.
to scare, to frighten, to spook
Meaning & usage
to scare, to frighten, to spook
to freak out (somebody), to creep out
to startle
to be scared, frightened
to freak out, to get freaked out, to panic
Me asusté cuando de la nada, un escarabajo voló hacia mí y se me metió en el pelo.
Where this word comes from
Either derived from a- + susto (“fright”) + -ar, or less likely from a Latin suscitāre (which would hypothetically make it a cognate with English suscitate). More likely linked to Latin substāre, from sub- + stō . Compare Portuguese assustar.
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