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affright

[ uh-frahyt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to frighten.


noun

  1. sudden fear or terror; fright.
  2. a source of terror.
  3. the act of terrifying.

affright

/ əˈڰɪ /

verb

  1. tr to frighten
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sudden terror
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -·ڰĻ adjective
  • ܲa·ڰĻ adjective
  • ܲa·ڰĻ·ly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of affright1

before 1000; Middle English afrighten, Old English ڲٲ, equivalent to - a- 3 + fyrhtan to fright
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of affright1

Old English ڲٲ, from a-, a prefix indicating the beginning or end of an action + fyrhtan to fright
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Entire towns and neighborhoods need not be affrighted They may complain of lack of power, but they’ll safely be delighted.

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I like it not, and I have grave doubts; but I fear to affright her, and so I am silent of it.

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The left eye delved narrowly into the past while the right gazed wide and affrighted into a future of blackness, error, and ruin.

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So the girls don’t say nothing, staring at each other all affrighted.

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They look up, and see a blur of color and affrighted movement as a flock of birds takes flight, disturbing the leaves.

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