FRIGHT

fear, fearfulness, fright

(noun) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

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

fright (countable and uncountable, plural frights)

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

Verb

fright (third-person singular simple present frights, present participle frighting, simple past and past participle frighted)

(archaic, transitive) To frighten.

Etymology 2

Adjective

fright (comparative more fright, superlative most fright)

(rare) frightened; afraid; affright

Source: Wiktionary

Fright, n. Etym: [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht, Dan. frygt, Sw. fruktan, Goth. faúrhtei fear, faúrhts 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.] Etym: [OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG. furihten, forahtan, G. fürchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte, Goth. faurhtjan. See Fright, n., and cf. Frighten.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition