fright

fright

 (frīt)

n.

1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening. See Synonyms at fear.

2. Informal Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange: Brush your hair; you look a fright.

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

To frighten.

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[Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto. V., from Middle English frighten, to frighten, be afraid, from Old English fyrhtan.]

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fright

(fraɪt)

n

1. sudden intense fear or alarm

2. a sudden alarming shock

3. informal a horrifying, grotesque, or ludicrous person or thing: she looks a fright in that hat.

4. take fright to become frightened

vb

a poetic word for frighten

[Old English fryhto; related to Gothic faurhtei, Old Frisian fruchte, Old High German forhta]

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fright

(fraɪt)

n.

1. sudden and extreme fear: He took fright and ran.

2. a person or thing of shocking, grotesque, or ridiculous appearance.

v.t.

3. to frighten.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English fryhto, fyrhto, c. Gothic faurhtei; akin to Old English forht afraid; c. Old High German for(a)ht]

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fright

Past participle: frighted
Gerund: frighting

Imperative

fright

fright

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) fear, fearfulness emotion - any strong feeling alarm, consternation, dismay - fear resulting from the awareness of danger creeps - a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps" frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" horror - intense and profound fear hysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fear affright, panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety panic attack, scare - a sudden attack of fear stage fright - fear that affects a person about to face an audience apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" timidity, timidness, timorousness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions intimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid cold sweat - the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear
Verb	1.	fright - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" affright, 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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fright

noun

1. fear, shock, alarm, horror, panic, terror, dread, dismay, quaking, apprehension, consternation, trepidation, cold sweat, fear and trembling, (blue) funk (informal) To hide my fright I asked a question.
fear courage, pluck, bravery, boldness, valor

2. scare, start, turn, surprise, shock, jolt, the creeps (informal), the shivers, the willies (slang), the heebie-jeebies (slang) The snake gave everyone a fright.

3. (Informal) sight (informal), mess (informal), eyesore, scarecrow, frump She looked a fright in a long dark wig.

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fright

noun

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

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

Slang: cold feet.

Idiom: fear and trembling.

2. Informal. An unsightly object:

mess, monstrosity, ugliness.

Informal: sight, ugly.

verb

Archaic. To fill with fear:

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

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

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Translations

رُعْبرُعْب، ذُعـْرشَخْص غَريب مُضْحِك

zděšenístrašákúlek

frygtrædselskrækangst

SchreckSchreckenVogelscheuche

λαχτάρατρομάρα

espantopavorsusto

säikähdys

peuranxiétécrainteeffroiépouvantail

užas

rút alak

e-r sem er hörmung aî sjáótti, skelkur

pauraspaventospauracchio

恐怖

갑작스러운 놀람

baidyklėscenos baimė

bailesbiedēklisizbailesķēms

schrik

fryktredselsfullt utseende

strach

susto

испуг

zdesenie

strah

förskräckelse

ความตกใจ

anî korkugülünç kimsekorku

sự sợ hãi

怪人惊吓惊骇

fright

[fraɪt] N

1. (= sudden fear) → susto m, sobresalto m; (= state of alarm) → miedo m
to get a fright → asustarse
what a fright you gave me! → ¡qué susto me diste or has dado!
to take fright (at) → asustarse (de)

2. (= person) → espantajo m
she looked a fright → iba hecha un espantajo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fright

[ˈfraɪt] n → peur f, effroi m
to cry out in fright → pousser un cri d'effroi
to jump with fright → sursauter de peur
to have a fright, to get a fright → être pris(e) de peur
I got a terrible fright!
BUT Ça m'a fait une peur terrible!.
to give sb a fright → faire peur à qn
to take fright → prendre peur, s'effrayer

to look a fright → être à faire peur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fright

n

→ Schreck(en) m; to get or have a fright → sich erschrecken, einen Schreck bekommen; to give somebody a fright → jdm einen Schreck(en) einjagen, jdn erschrecken; to take fright → es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen

(inf: = person) → Vogelscheuche f (inf); she looks a fright in that hat → mit dem Hut sieht sie verboten or zum Fürchten aus (inf)

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fright

[fraɪt] n → paura, spavento
to get or have a fright → spaventarsi
what a fright you gave me! → mi hai fatto paura!
to take fright (at) → spaventarsi (all'idea di)
she looked a fright (fam) → era conciata da far paura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fright

(frait) noun

1. a sudden fear. the noise gave me a terrible fright. skrik رُعْب، ذُعـْر страх susto úlek, zděšení der Schrecken skræk; angst; frygt τρόμος, τρομάραsusto ehmatus وحشت pelko peurבהלה भय strah rémület ketakutan ótti, skelkur spavento 恐怖 공포 baimė, išgąstis bailes; izbailes ketakutan schrikskrekk, fryktstrach ناڅاپى بېره، خطر susto spaimă испуг strach, zdesenie preplah strah skräck, förskräckelse ความหวาดกลัวขึ้นมาอย่างกระทันหัน anî korku 驚嚇 переляк دہشت sự hoảng sợ 惊吓

2. a person who looks ridiculous. She looks a fright in those clothes. voëlverskrikker شَخْص غَريب مُضْحِك плашило assustador strašák die Vogelscheuche rædsel αυτός που μοιάζει με σκιάχτρο adefesio, espantajo peletis آدم مضحک pelätin épouvantailמבהיל भद्दा दिखने वाला व्यक्ति strašilo rút alak orang yang kelihatannya menggelikan e-r sem er hörmung að sjá persona/cosa ridicola ぎょっとさせるもの 추악한 사람 baidyklė biedēklis; ķēms kelihatan kelakar vogelverschrikkerredselsfullt utseende straszydło مضحکه سړی assustador (ca o) sperietoare пугало strašiak strašilo strašilo spöke, fågelskrämma คนที่ดูน่าขบขัน gülünç kimse 怪人 страхіття خوفناک người xấu xí 怪人

stage frightstageˈfrighten verb

to make (someone) afraid. She was frightened by a large dog. bang يُرْعِب، يُذْعِر уплашвам assustar polekat, vystrašit erschrecken gøre bange τρομάζω κπ. asustar kohutama ترساندن pelottaa effrayer לְהַפחִיד डराना uplašiti (se, ili nekoga) megijeszt menakut-nakuti hræða spaventare, spaventarsi こわがらせる 소름끼치게 하다 išgąsdinti izbiedēt; nobiedēt menakut-nakutkan doen schrikkenskremme, gjøre reddprzestraszyć وېرول، په وخشت كى اچولز assustar a speria пугать nastrašiť prestrašiti prestrašiti skrämma ทำให้กลัว korkutmak 使驚恐 лякати, страхати کسی کو ڈرانا làm hoảng sợ; làm sợ 使惊恐

ˈfrightened adjective

bang مذْعور، مَرْعوب уплашен assustado polekaný, vystrašený erschreckt bange; forskrækket τρομαγμένοςasustado hirmunud وحشت زده pelästynyt effrayé מְפוּחַד भयभीत prestrašen, uplašen ijedt ketakutan hræddur spaventato おびえた 공포에 질린 išsigandęs izbijies; nobijies menakutkan bangredd, skremt, forskrekketprzestraszony په وخشت كى اچولز assustado speriat испуганный vystrašený prestrašen prestrašen rädd, förskräckt ถูกทำให้กลัว korkmuş 受驚的 наляканий ڈر جانا hoảng sợ; khiếp đảm 受惊的

ˈfrightful adjective

1. terrible or frightening. I had a frightful experience. vreesaanjaende مُفْزِع، مُريع، مُرْعِب страшен terrível hrozný schrecklich frygtelig; forfærdelig τρομακτικόςhorroroso kohutav وحشتناک kauhea effroyable מַחרִיד खराब strašan szörnyű menakutkan ógnvekjandi spaventoso 恐ろしい 두려운 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; drausmīgs menakutkan verschrikkelijk fryktelig, forferdelig; fælokropny وېروونكى، سېمناك terrível înspăimântător страшный hrozný grozen zastrašujući förskräcklig, ryslig น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 страшний دہشتناک ghê sợ; khủng khiếp 可怕的

2. very bad. He is a frightful liar. swak فَظيع، دَميم، قَبيح ужасен espantoso strašný schrecklich frygtelig; forfærdelig φοβερόςespantoso hirmus زیاد kauhea épouvantableנורא भयानक loš, grozan rémes sangat buruk ákaflega mikill terribile ひどい 불쾌한, 지독한 baisus šausmīgs sangat teruk verschrikkelijk fryktelig, forferdeligprzerażający وېروونكى espantoso grozav, lamentabil ужасный strašný obupen užasan förfärlig แย่มาก berbat, müthiş 極壞的 страшний بہت برا xấu khinh khủng 极坏的

ˈfrightening adjective

vreesaanjaend مُفْزِع، مُريع، مُرْعِب плашещ assustador děsivý schreckerregend forfærdende τρομακτικόςespantoso, aterrador ehmatav ترسناک pelottava effrayantמפחיד भयावह, डराने वाला zastrašujuci, koji ulijeva strah ijesztő menakutkan ógnvekjandi spaventoso こわい 깜짝 놀라게 하는 siaubingas biedējošs menakutkan schrikwekkend skremmende, uhyggeligprzerażający وېروونكى assustador înfricoşător ужасный desivý grozljiv zastrašujući skrämmande น่ากลัว korkutucu 可怕的 жахливий خوفناک kinh khủng; khủng khiếp 可怕的

ˈfrightfully adverb

very. He's frightfully clever. vreeslik بِفَزَع، بِرُعْب، بِفَظاعَه супер espantosamente strašně schrecklich skrækkeligt; frygteligt; forfærdeligt φοβεράterriblemente hirmus بسیار؛ به شدت hirveän terriblementמאוד अत्यन्त strahovito, jako borzasztóan sangat mjög terribilmente おそろしく 깜짝 놀라서 baisiai briesmīgi; ļoti sangat verschrikkelijk meget, svært, uvanligstrasznie په وېروونكى تو ګه espantosamente teribil de ужасно hrozne strašno izuzetno hemskt, rysligt อย่างน่ากลัว çok, pek 非常地 жахливо بہت زیادہ hết sức; cực kỳ 非常地

take fright

to become frightened usually suddenly and quickly. She took fright and ran away. geskrik يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب изплашвам се assustar-se zděsit se erschrecken blive bange τρομάζω, φοβάμαι asustarse de ehmuma ناگهان وحشت کردن pelästyä prendre peur לְהִבַּהֵל भयभीत होना prestrašiti se, uplašiti se megrémül ketakutan verða hræddur spaventarsi おびえる 두려워하다 išsigąsti nobīties ketakutan bang worden bli forskrekket/redd przestraszyć się په وېروونكى تو ګه assustar-se a i se face frică испугаться vydesiť sa prestrašiti se uplašiti se bli skrämd, få en chock กลัวแบบทันทีทันใด korkmak, korkuya kapılmak 受驚 злякатися اچانک خوف زدہ ہو جانا hết sức hoảng sợ 受惊

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fright

→ رُعْب zděšení frygt Schreck τρομάρα susto säikähdys peur užas spavento 恐怖 갑작스러운 놀람 schrik frykt strach susto испуг förskräckelse ความตกใจ korku sự sợ hãi 惊骇

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fright

n. espanto, temor excesivo.

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fright

n susto

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