No. 9,712 in Spanish
asustar
To scare or frighten.
In a sentence
El trueno durante la tormenta asustó al niño.
The thunder during the storm scared the child.
In this sentence, 'asustar' is used in its transitive form, indicating that the thunder caused fear in the subject (the child).
No quería asustarte con las noticias.
I didn't want to scare you with the news.
Here, 'asustar' expresses an intent to evoke an emotion, specifically fear or concern, in the listener.
La película de terror no logró asustarme.
The horror movie didn't manage to scare me.
In this case, 'asustar' is used reflexively with 'me' to indicate that the action of attempting to scare was ineffectual for the subject.
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