Definitions for fright
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fear, fearfulness, fright(verb)

   an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

2. frighten, fright, scare, affright(verb)

   cause fear in

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fright(Noun)

   A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

   Etymology: From fright, furht, from fryhtu, fyrhto, from furhtīn, from perg-. Cognate with fricht, fruchte, . Also related to frucht, Furcht, frygt, fruktan. frikë and frǐca are also cognates, although probably influenced by an early Germanic variant.

2. fright(Noun)

   Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

   Etymology: From fright, furht, from fryhtu, fyrhto, from furhtīn, from perg-. Cognate with fricht, fruchte, . Also related to frucht, Furcht, frygt, fruktan. frikë and frǐca are also cognates, although probably influenced by an early Germanic variant.

3. fright(Verb)

   to frighten

   Etymology: From fright, furht, from fryhtu, fyrhto, from furhtīn, from perg-. Cognate with fricht, fruchte, . Also related to frucht, Furcht, frygt, fruktan. frikë and frǐca are also cognates, although probably influenced by an early Germanic variant.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fright(noun)

   a state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm

2. Fright(noun)

   anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion

3. Fright(noun)

   to alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare

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1. Fright

   Fright, real name Dr. Linda Friitawa, is a fictional character in the DC universe. She first appeared in Batman #627

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fright

   frīt, n. sudden fear: terror: anything inspiring terror or alarm, a figure of grotesque or ridiculous appearance.—vs.t. Fright, Fright′en, to make afraid: to alarm.—adjs. Fright′able, Fright′enable, timid; Fright′ful, terrible: shocking.—adv. Fright′fully.—n. Fright′fulness.—adj. Fright′some, frightful: feeling fright. [A.S. fyrhto; cf. Ger. furcht, fear.]

How to pronounce fright?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fright in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fright in a Sentence

1. Marilyn Ferguson:

   The most disturbing and wasteful emotions in modern life, next to fright, are those which are associated with the idea of blame, directed against the self or against others.

2. Paul Njoroge:

   I think about their last six minutes a lot. My wife and mum-in-law knew they were going to die. They had to somehow comfort the children during those final moments, i have nightmares about how they must have clung to their mother, crying, seeing the fright in her eyes.

3. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco:

   While hes driving at his victim, he could see the look of fright on the victims face, this man is absolutely evil.

4. Prosecutor Jarrett Ferentino:

   We are not talking about fear. We are not talking about fright. We are talking about terror and torture with a capital T. Prosecutor Jarrett J. Ferentino (arguing for the imposition of dearly upon serial killer Hugo Selenski)

5. Cathrine Ertmann:

   But in all of this I also saw a peace and beauty, sometimes the scare is in the brief look at something. Like when you watch a horror movie, you only see a glimpse of the ghost, murderer or monster and your imagination works all the fright up for you. I think I felt I need to see everything to make it 'normal' and undramatic. And I think it works the same way with our relation to death in general.

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