Found 4 hits - Term: fright, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fright \fright\ frimact, n. oe. frigt, freyht, as. fyrhto,
fyrhtu; akin to os. forhta, ohg. forhta, forahta, g. furcht,
dan. frygt, sw. fruktan, goth. fa'urhtei fear, fa'urhts
timid.
1913 webster
1. a state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of
danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short
duration; a sudden alarm.
1913 webster
2. anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of
alarm or aversion. colloq.
syn: alarm; terror; consternation. see alarm.
1913 webster
see also:
alarm
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fright \fright\, v. t. imp. frighted; p. pr. vb. n..
frighting. oe. frigten to fear, frighten, as. fyrhtan to
frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to os. forhtian, ohg.
furihten, forahtan, g. f"urchten, sw. frukta, dan. frygte,
goth. faurhtjan. see fright, n., and cf. frighten.
to alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to
terrify; to scare.
1913 webster
nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.
--dryden.
syn: to affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate.
1913 webster
see also:
frighted frighting fright frighten
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
fright
n : an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain
or danger usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
fight syn: fear, fearfulness ant: fearlessness
v : cause fear in; "the stranger who hangs around the building
frightens me" syn: frighten, scare, affright
see also:
fear fearfulness fearlessness frighten scare affright
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
46 moby thesaurus words for "fright":
abject fear, affright, alarm, apprehension, awe, baboon, bag,
blemish, blot, blue funk, consternation, cowardice, dismay, dog,
dread, eyesore, fear, funk, gargoyle, hag, harridan, horrification,
horror, mess, monster, monstrosity, no beauty, panic, panic fear,
phobia, scare, scarecrow, shock, sight, spook, stampede, startle,
teratism, terrify, terror, terrorize, trepidation, trepidity,
ugly duckling, unholy dread, witch
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