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AFFRIGHTMENT
Etymology
Noun
affrightment (uncountable)
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fright"ment, n.
Definition: Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [Archaic] Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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