Meaning of AFFRIGHT
| Pronunciation: | | u'frIt
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| | Definition: | | [v] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" |
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| | Synonyms: | | fright, frighten, scare |
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| | See Also: | | alarm, appal, appall, awe, bluff, consternate, dash, daunt, dismay, dread, excite, fear, frighten away, frighten off, horrify, intimidate, pall, scare away, scare off, shake, shake up, spook, stimulate, stir, terrify, terrorise, terrorize | |
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\Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.
[=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a]- (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. --Shak.
A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their
service quaint. --Milton.
Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;
startle; daunt; intimidate.
\Af*fright"\, p. a.
Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\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. --Goldsmith.
2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object
of dread. --B. Jonson.
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