fright

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: frīt, IPA: /fraɪt/, SAMPA: /fraIt/

  Rhymes: -aɪt

[edit] Etymology

Old English fryhtu

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

fright (countable and uncountable; plural frights)

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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to fright (third-person singular simple present frights, present participle frighting, simple past and past participle frighted)

1. (archaic) to frighten