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affright v. 使恐怖;驚嚇;恐嚇 使恐怖;驚嚇;恐嚇 affright n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [ synonym: { panic}, { terror}, { affright}] v 1: cause fear in; " The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; " Ghosts could never affright her" [ synonym: { frighten}, { fright}, { scare}, { affright}] Affright \ Af* fright"\, n. 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. [ 1913 Webster] He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. -- Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. -- B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster]
Affright \ Af* fright"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Affrighting}.] [ Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [= a] fyrhtan to terrify; [= a]- ( cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) fyrhto fright. See { Fright}.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. [ 1913 Webster] Dreams affright our souls. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate. [ 1913 Webster]
Affright \ Af* fright"\, p. a. Affrighted. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
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