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Webster 1913 Edition
Affright
Af-fright′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Affrighted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Affrighting
.] [Orig. p. p.; OE.
afright
, AS. āfyrhtan
to terrify; ā-
(cf. Goth. us-
, Ger. er-
, orig. meaning out
) + fyrhto
fright. See Fright
.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
Dreams
affright
our souls. Shakespeare
A drear and dying sound
Affrights
the flamens at their service quaint. Milton.
Syn. – To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.
Af-fright′
,p.
Adj.
Affrighted.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Af-fright′
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Affright
AFFRI'GHT
,Verb.
T.
To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or alarm. It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehend, and perhaps less than terror.
AFFRI'GHT
,Noun.