affright

[af·fright]

Cause fear in

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To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

Verb
cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"

v. t.
To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

p. a.
Affrighted.

n.
Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.

n.
The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.

Affright

Af*fright" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. 'befyrhtan to terrify; 'be- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See Fright.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

Dreams affright our souls.

A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.

Syn. -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.

Affright

Af*fright", p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Affright

Af*fright", n. 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.

He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair.

2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. B. Jonson.

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

Affrighted.

Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.

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