fright (redirected from looking a fright)

fright  (frt)

n.

1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening; alarm. 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

Noun

1. sudden fear or alarm

2. a sudden alarming shock

3. Informal a very strange or unattractive person or thing [Old English fryhto]

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) << OPPOSITE courage

noun 2. scare, start, turn, surprise, shock, jolt, the creeps (informal) the shivers, the willies (slang) the heebie-jeebies (slang)

noun 3. (Informal) sight, (informal) mess (informal) eyesore, scarecrow, frump

Translations

fright [fraɪt] n → susto;

to take fright → asustarse

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fright [fraɪt] n → peur f, effroi m;

to give sb a fright → faire peur à qn;

to take fright → prendre peur, s'effrayer;

she looks a fright → elle a l'air d'un épouvantail

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fright [fraɪt] n → Schreck(en) m;

to take fright → es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen;

she looks a fright → sie sieht verboten or zum Fürchten aus (inf)

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fright [fraɪt] n → paura, spavento;

to take fright → spaventarsi;

she looks a fright! → guarda com'è conciata!