fright

4 definitions found

fright - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  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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fright - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fright
      n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific
           pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
           fight) [syn: fear, fearfulness, fright] [ant:
           bravery, fearlessness]
      v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building
           frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn:
           frighten, fright, scare, affright]

fright - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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