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affright
[ uh-frahyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to frighten.
noun
- sudden fear or terror; fright.
- a source of terror.
- the act of terrifying.
affright
/ əˈڰɪ /
verb
- tr to frighten
noun
- a sudden terror
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Other 51Թ Forms
- -·ڰĻ adjective
- ܲa·ڰĻ adjective
- ܲa·ڰĻ·ly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
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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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