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v. To arouse fear in; terrify: "Many of nature's greatest oddities, that would affright dwellers up here, are accepted down there” ( David Mazel).

n. Great fear; terror.

n. A cause of terror.

n. great fear, terror, fright

v. to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright

v. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

adj. Affrighted.

n. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.

n. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.

To impress with sudden fear; frighten; terrify or alarm.

Synonyms To scare, alarm, dismay, appal, daunt, intimidate, startle, shock, overawe.

Past participle of affright.

n. Sudden or great fear; terror; fright.

n. The cause of terror; a frightful object.

v. cause fear in

n. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

"When I heard these words, I said to him, ‘O lion, I take asylum with thee, that thou mayest kill the son of Adam and be steadfast in resolve to his slaughter; verily I fear him for myself with extreme fear and to my fright affright is added for that thou also dreadest the son of Adam, albeit thou art Sultan of savage beasts.’"

affrighted    affrighting    affrights   

appall    dismay    alarm    terrify    daunt    intimidate    frighten    scare    startle    affrighted   

fright    bewilderment    trepidation    chagrin    puzzlement    loathe    wonderment    perplexity    exultation    anguish