Definisjon av affright

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Noun

affright - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
panic, terror
fright, fearfulness, fear the trait of being afraid

Verb

affright - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
frighten, fright, scare
dread, fear be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
shake up, stimulate, excite, stir, shake cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, scare, dash, pall cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
bluff frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
awe inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
terrify, terrorise, terrorize fill with terror; frighten greatly
intimidate make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
horrify, alarm, appal, appall, dismay warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
consternate fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
spook frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"
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Substantiv

affright - Great fear, terror, fright.

Verb

affright - To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright.

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