affright

af·fright

 (ə-frīt′)

tr.v. af·fright·ed, af·fright·ing, af·frights

To arouse fear in; terrify: "Many of nature's greatest oddities, that would affright dwellers up here, are accepted down there" (David Mazel).

n.

1. Great fear; terror.

2. A cause of terror.

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[Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan : ā-, intensive pref. + fyrhtan, to frighten (from fyrhto, fright).]

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af·fright′ment n.

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affright

(əˈfraɪt)

vb

(tr) to frighten

n

a sudden terror

[Old English āfyrhtan, from a-, a prefix indicating the beginning or end of an action + fyrhtan to fright]

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af•fright

(əˈfraɪt)

v.t.

1. to frighten.

n.

2. sudden fear or terror; fright.

[before 1000; Old English āfyrhtan=ā- a-³ + fyrhtan; see fright]

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affright

Past participle: affrighted
Gerund: affrighting

Imperative

affright

affright

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affright - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety panic, terror fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) swivet - a panic or extreme discomposure; "it threw her into a swivet"
Verb	1.	affright - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" fright, frighten, scare bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates" terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated" spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"

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affright

verb

To fill with fear:

alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify, startle, terrify, terrorize.

Archaic: fright.

Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.

noun

Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:

alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation.

Slang: cold feet.

Idiom: fear and trembling.

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Translations

redouter

affright

(archaic) [əˈfraɪt] VT (poet) → asustar, espantar

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affright

vt (old, liter) → erschrecken

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