Hypertext Webster Gateway: "affright"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a.
Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Goldsmith.
2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object
of dread. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Affright \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
affright
v : cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building
frightens me" [syn: {frighten}, {fright}, {scare}]
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