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 Definitions for fright: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Fright \Fright\ (fr[imac]t), n. [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto,
fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht,
Dan. frygt, Sw. fruktan, Goth. fa['u]rhtei fear, fa['u]rhts
timid.]
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1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of
danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short
duration; a sudden alarm.
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2. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of
alarm or aversion. [Colloq.]
Syn: Alarm; terror; consternation. See Alarm.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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["u]rchten, 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.
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Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.
--Dryden.
Syn: To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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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