About The Word Fright
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Fright
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What's The Definition Of Fright?
[n] an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
[v] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" Synonyms | Synonyms for Fright: affright | fear | fearfulness | frighten | scare Related Terms | Find terms related to Fright: abject fear | affright | alarm | apprehension | awe | baboon | bag | blemish | blot | blue funk | consternation | cowardice | dismay | dog | dread | eyesore | fear | funk | gargoyle | hag | harridan | horrification | horror | mess | monster | monstrosity | no beauty | panic | panic fear | phobia | scare | scarecrow | shock | sight | spook | stampede | startle | teratism | terrify | terror | terrorize | trepidation | trepidity | ugly duckling | unholy dread | witch See Also | alarm | alarm | appal | appall | apprehension | apprehensiveness | awe | awe | bluff | chill | cold sweat | consternate | consternation | creeps | dash | daunt | dismay | dismay | dread | dread | emotion | excite | fear | frighten away | frighten off | frisson | horrify | horror | hysteria | intimidate | intimidation | pall | panic | panic attack | quiver | reverence | scare | scare away | scare off | shake | shake up | shiver | shudder | spook | stage fright | stimulate | stir | terrify | terror | terrorise | terrorize | thrill | timidity | timidness | timorousness | tingle | veneration Fright In Webster's Dictionary \Fright\, n. [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin
to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht, Dan. frygt,
Sw. fruktan, Goth. fa['u]rhtei fear, fa['u]rhts timid.]
1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of
danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short
duration; a sudden alarm.
2. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of
alarm or aversion. [Colloq.]
Syn: Alarm; terror; consternation. See {Alarm}.
\Fright\, v. t. [imp. {Frighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Frighting}.] [OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG. furihten, forahtan, G. f["u]rchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte, Goth. faurhtjan. See {Fright}, n., and cf. {Frighten}.] To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare. Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. --Dryden. Syn: To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate. |
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