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fright
[ frahyt ]
noun
- sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
Synonyms: , ,
- a person or thing of shocking, grotesque, or ridiculous appearance.
verb (used with object)
- to frighten.
fright
/ ´Ú°ù²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- sudden intense fear or alarm
- a sudden alarming shock
- informal.a horrifying, grotesque, or ludicrous person or thing
she looks a fright in that hat
- take frightto become frightened
verb
- a poetic word for frighten
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·´Ú°ù¾±²µ³ó³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fright1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English frytu, fyrhto; akin to German Furcht
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fright1
Old English fryhto ; related to Gothic faurhtei , Old Frisian fruchte , Old High German forhta
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Synonym Study
See terror.
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Braxton: Are you asking whether Belinda, who almost collapsed in fright after seeing a lizard in her room, would attend a party hosted by a guy she suspects might be trying to kill her?
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“I swear to you, I felt so good during that performance,†says Peluso when I ask her if she experienced any stage fright.
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We can laugh together, cry together, scream in fright together, perhaps sit in devastated silence together.
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Can a horror movie itself suffer from nervous fright?
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And the Cherries gave Liverpool a real fright.
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