Fright

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening; alarm. See Synonyms at fear.
  • n. Informal Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange: Brush your hair; you look a fright.
  • v. Archaic To frighten.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
  • n. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
  • v. to frighten
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
  • n. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
  • v. To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Sudden and extreme fear; terror caused by the sudden appearance or prospect of danger.
  • n. Anything which by its sudden occurrence or appearance may greatly startle and alarm; hence, by hyperbole, a person of a shocking, grotesque, or ridiculous appearance in either person or dress: as, she is a perfect fright.
  • n. Synonyms Terror, Dismay, etc. See alarm.
  • To frighten; affright; terrify; scare.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause fear in
  • n. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  • Verb Form
    frighted    frighting    frights   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    consternation    alarm    terror    dismay    daunt    intimidate    affright    fear   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wight    Wright    alight    allright    alright   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dismay    anguish    frustration    panic    revulsion    embarrassment    exhaustion    awe    weariness    remorse