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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
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