affright

[ uh-frahyt ]

/ əˈfraɪt /

Archaic.

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verb (used with object)

to frighten.

noun

sudden fear or terror; fright.

a source of terror.

the act of terrifying.

Words nearby affright

affreight, affreightment, affricate, affrication, affricative, affright, affront, affrontive, afft., affusion, afg

Origin of affright

before 1000; Middle English afrighten, Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to ā- a-³ + fyrhtan to fright

OTHER WORDS FROM affright

self-af·fright·ed, adjectiveun·af·fright·ed, adjectiveun·af·fright·ed·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for affright

She raised her head, and Tom started back in affright as he recognised the face of Aunt Leth.
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The sentinel discovers with alarm the sudden approach of the enemy; the unarmed villagers view it with affright.
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And then was seen a sight to set red war atremble with affright, and blanch the lurid sun to sickly pallor.
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She drew near with affright, and gazed wildly from one to the other.
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They affright people with the very mention of death, and many cross themselves, as it were the name of the devil.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne

British Dictionary definitions for affright

affright

/ (əˈfraɪt) archaic, or poetic /

verb

(tr) to frighten

noun

a sudden terror

Word Origin for affright

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

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affright

verb (used with object)

noun

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Origin of affright

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British Dictionary definitions for affright

verb

noun

Word Origin for affright