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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr
& vb n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE afright, AS
[=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a]- (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. --Shak.
A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their
service quaint. --Milton.
Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;
startle; daunt; intimidate.
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