AFFRIGHT
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Af*fright" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. &ā;fyrhtan to terrify; &ā;- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See Fright.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
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Dreams affright our souls.
Shak.
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A drear and dying sound
Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
Milton.
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Syn. -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.
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Af*fright", p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Af*fright", n. 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
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He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair.
Goldsmith.
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2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. B. Jonson.
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