What does affrightment mean?
Definitions for affrightment
af·fright·ment
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affrightmentnoun
The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrightmentnoun
A cause of fear.
affrightmentnoun
fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Affrightmentnoun
Etymology: from affright.
Hearing she was at rest, he attended till she should awake of herself; which she did with the affrightment of a dream. Henry Wotton.
Passionate words or blows from the tutor, fill the child’s mind with terrour and affrightment; which immediately takes it wholly up, and leaves no room for other impression. John Locke.
Whether those that, under any anguish of mind, return to affrightments or doubtings, have not been hypocrites. Henry Hammond.
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affrightment
Affrightment refers to a state of being frightened, scared, or shocked by something or someone. It can also refer to the act of causing fear or terror in someone.
Webster Dictionary
Affrightmentnoun
affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of affrightment in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of affrightment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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