No. 4,563 in Spanish
asusta
"Frightens" or "scares."
In a sentence
El ruido fuerte asusta al perro.
The loud noise scares the dog.
In this sentence, 'asusta' is used as a verb (in its third-person singular present tense conjugation) representing the act of frightening or causing fear in someone or something, here referring to the effect the noise has on the dog.
A veces, la oscuridad asusta a los niños.
Sometimes, darkness frightens children.
Here, 'asusta' again acts as a verb indicating that darkness causes fear or unease for children.
Ella asusta a las personas con sus bromas inesperadas.
She scares people with her unexpected jokes.
In this usage, 'asusta' is employed to describe the action performed by the subject in actively causing fright to others using jokes.
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