Definitions for affright
əˈfraɪtaf·fright

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. panic, terror, affrightverb

   an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

2. frighten, fright, scare, affrightverb

   cause fear in

   "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. affrightnoun

   great fear, terror, fright

2. affrightverb

   to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright

3. Etymology: From the Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, from ā- + fyrhtan (to frighten), from fyrhto (fright).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affrightnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Terrour; fear. This word is chiefly poetical.

   As the moon, cloathed with cloudy night,
   Does shew to him, that walks in fear and sad affright. F. Q.

   Wide was his parish, not contracted close
   In streets, but here and there a straggling house;
   Yet still he was at hand, without request,
   To serve the sick; to succour the distress’d:
   Tempting, on foot, alone, without affright,
   The dangers of a dark tempestuous night. John Dryden, Fab.

   2. The cause of fear; a terrible object.

   I see the gods
   Upbraid our suff’rings, and would humble them,
   By sending these affrights, while we are here,
   That we might laugh at their ridiculous fear. Ben Jonson, Catil.

   The war at hand appears with more affright,
   And rises ev’ry moment to the sight. John Dryden, Æneid.

2. To Affrightverb

   1. To affect with fear; to terrify: it generally implies a sudden impression of fear.

   Thy name affrights me, in whose sound is death. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   God-like his courage seem’d, whom nor delight
   Could soften, nor the face of death affright. Edmund Waller.

   He, when his country (threaten’d with alarm)
   Requires his courage and his conqu’ring Arm,
   Shall, more than once, the Punic bands affright. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. It is used in the passive, sometimes with at before the thing feared.

   Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you. Deut. vii. 21.

   3. Sometimes with the particle with before the thing feared.

   As one affright
   With hellish fiends, or furies mad uproar,
   He then uprose. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. 5.

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1. affright

   Affright is a sudden feeling of fear or fright that is often intense and usually caused by something unexpected or alarming. It is typically used in literary or poetic contexts.

2. affright

   Affright is a noun that refers to a sudden feeling of intense fear or terror. It can also be used as a verb meaning to frighten or scare someone suddenly or severely.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affrightverb

   to impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm

2. Affright

   affrighted

3. Affrightnoun

   sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror

4. Affrightnoun

   the act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Affright

   af-frīt′, v.t. to frighten—also Affright′en.—n. Affright′, sudden terror.—pa.p. Affright′ed, frightened.—adv. Affright′edly.—adj. Affright′ful (arch.).—n. Affright′ment, sudden fear. [A.S. afyrhtan. See Fright.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of affright in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of affright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=affright
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Affright
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=affright
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affright
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=affright