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Meaning of 'fright' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fright [ n.]
- A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
- Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
- To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.

Meaning of 'fright' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fright [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause fear in
Example in sentence:
  • Ghosts could never affright her;
  • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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