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Meaning of 'affright' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Affright [ n.]
- Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
- The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.
2 . Affright [ p. a.]
- Affrighted.
3 . Affright [ v. t.]
- To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

Meaning of 'affright' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . affright [ 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:

affability affable affableness affably affabrous affair affamish affamishment affatuate affear

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