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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affright \Af*fright"\, n. 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 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: affright v : cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" [syn: {frighten}, {fright}, {scare}]
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