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affright

af·fright
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-frahyt]
    • /əˈfraɪt/
    • /ə.fraɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-frahyt]
    • /əˈfraɪt/

Definitions of affright word

  • verb affright to frighten 3
  • noun affright a sudden terror 3
  • verb transitive affright to frighten; terrify 3
  • noun affright great fright or terror, or a cause of terror 3
  • verb with object affright to frighten. 1
  • noun affright sudden fear or terror; fright. 1

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Origin of affright

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English afrighten, Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to ā- a-3 + fyrhtan to fright

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Affright

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

affright popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

affright usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for affright

verb affright

  • fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
  • intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • startle — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
  • spook — Informal. a ghost; specter.

noun affright

  • dread — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
  • worriment — the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
  • fearfulness — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.

Antonyms for affright

verb affright

  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
  • soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.

Top questions with affright

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