Affright
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈfɹaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Affright is a noun meaning afraid; terrified; frightened.
Meaning
afraid; terrified; frightened.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
- (archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
Example Sentences
Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls
A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
So that thou shalt not need I say, to feare or be affright, of all the shafts that Hie by day, nor terrours of the night.
“Do not be afright,” he continued, after a pause; “do not be afright, my dear young ladies, I am quite harmless—a harmless old man—I would not shed a pigeon's blood.
Word Forms
- affrights
- affrighting
- affrighted
Synonyms for affright
Depending on context, synonyms include alarm, appall, dismay, fray, frighten, grill.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scare, frighten, fright, affrightment, affrighter, affray.
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