Thesaurus: affright

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1. v. t. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
2. p. a. Affrighted.
3. n. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
4. n. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.
5. n. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
6. v. cause fear in
7. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. Dreams affright our souls. Shak. A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton. Syn. -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate. Affrighted. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith. 2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. B. Jonson.
8. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.Dreams affright our souls. Shak.A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their servicequaint. Milton.
9. n an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety v cause fear in