This is the 8951st most frequent Portuguese word.
assustou
"Assustou" means "scared" or "frightened" in English, referring to someone being startled or frightened.
In this sentence, 'assustou' is used in the past tense to denote the action of causing fear.
Ela me assustou com suas histórias de terror.
She scared me with her horror stories.
Here, 'assustou' is used in the past tense to describe the noise causing the cat to become startled.
O barulho alto assustou o gato.
The loud noise startled the cat.
In this case, 'assustou' indicates that the occurrence of the eclipse caused people to feel fear or anxiety.