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affright

af·fright [ ə frt ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle af·fright·ed, present participle af·fright·ing, 3rd person present singular af·frights)
Definition:
 
frighten: to overwhelm somebody with sudden fear



noun 
Definition:
 
terror: sudden overwhelming fear

[Late 16th century. < obsolete fright "frighten" < Old English fryhtan< Germanic]

af·fright·ment noun
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