AFFRIGHT

panic, terror, affright

(noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

frighten, fright, scare, affright

(verb) cause fear in; “The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”; “Ghosts could never affright her”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

affright (plural affrights)

(archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.

Synonyms

• See also fear

Verb

affright (third-person singular simple present affrights, present participle affrighting, simple past and past participle affrighted)

(archaic, transitive) To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.

Synonyms

• See also frighten

Etymology 2

Adjective

affright (comparative more affright, superlative most affright)

afraid; terrified; frightened

Source: Wiktionary

Af*fright", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting.] Etym: [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. afyrhtan to terrify; a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See Fright.]

Definition: 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.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition