affright
affright · affrights
Great fear, terror, frightGreat fear, terror, fright.
/əˈfɹaɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, uncountable)Great fear, terror, fright.
More definitions
- an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Origin
From Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to a- + fright.From Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to a- + fright.
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Forms
plural: affrightsSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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