Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "firgita" ita ce sanya wani ya ji tsoro, firgita ko damuwa. Ana iya haifar da shi ta hanyar wani abu da aka gane a matsayin haɗari, barazana, ko mai ban tsoro. Don tsoratar da wani shine sanya shi jin tsoro ko damuwa game da wani yanayi, lamari, ko mutum. Hakanan yana iya nufin tsoratarwa ko sa wani ya ji tsoro ta hanyar amfani da barazana ko ayyukan tashin hankali.
Do the dead frighten you?
Don't try and frighten me, Lady Stark.
He's just trying to frighten us.
Does the hound frighten you?