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affright
(/@/'fr/aI/t )

noun (n)

  • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety(noun.feeling)
    Synonym:
    panic, terror
    source: wordnet30
  • Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Affrighted.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cause fear in(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    Ghosts could never affright her.
    Synonym:
    fright, frighten, scare
    source: wordnet30
  • To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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