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fright

[ frahyt ]

noun

  1. sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a person or thing of shocking, grotesque, or ridiculous appearance.


verb (used with object)

fright

/ ´Ú°ù²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. sudden intense fear or alarm
  2. a sudden alarming shock
  3. informal.
    a horrifying, grotesque, or ludicrous person or thing

    she looks a fright in that hat

  4. take fright
    to become frightened
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. a poetic word for frighten
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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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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Example Sentences

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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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