Meaning

3 senses
  1. (obsolete, uncountable)The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.

  2. (obsolete, uncountable)A cause of fear.

  3. (archaic, uncountable)Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.

Origin

From affright + -ment.

From affright + -ment.

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