About The Word Affright
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Affright
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What's The Definition Of Affright?
[v] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Affright: fright | frighten | scare Related Terms | Find terms related to Affright: See Also | alarm | appal | appall | awe | bluff | consternate | dash | daunt | dismay | dread | excite | fear | frighten away | frighten off | horrify | intimidate | pall | scare away | scare off | shake | shake up | spook | stimulate | stir | terrify | terrorise | terrorize Affright In Webster's Dictionary \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.
[=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.
meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.]
To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
Dreams affright our souls. --Shak.
A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their
service quaint. --Milton.
Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;
startle; daunt; intimidate.
\Af*fright"\, p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Af*fright"\, n. 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. --Goldsmith. 2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. --B. Jonson. |
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