sudden fear, sudden terror; horror, something scary or frightening
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Fright Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.
To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.
(n.)
Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
(n.)
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
fright
\fright\ (?), n. [oe. frigt, freyht, as. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to os. forhta, ohg. forhta, forahta, g. furcht, dan. frygt, sw. fruktan, goth. fa?rhtei fear, fa?rhts timid.]
1. a state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
2. anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. [colloq.]
Braw = n. terror, fright
Dychryn = n. terror, fright
Noun
1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
(synonym) fear, fearfulness
(hypernym) emotion
(hyponym) alarm, dismay, consternation
(part-meronym) cold sweat
(attribute) afraid(p)
(derivation) frighten, scare, affright
Verb
1. cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
(synonym) frighten, scare, affright
(hypernym) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
(hyponym) bluff
(cause) fear, dread
(derivation) fear, fearfulness
Fright Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Fright Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Fright may refer to
- Fright (fear), a state of extreme fear of something that is strange, ugly or shocking.
- Fright (comics), a comic book villainess
- Fright (film), a 1972 slasher film
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Fright Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Both hands, fingers together, are placed side by side, palms facing the chest. They quickly open and come together over the heart, one on top of the other.
