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   fright

   /frʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden intense feeling of fear: "I jumped up in fright" Similar fearfearfulnessterrorhorroralarmpanicdreadtrepidationuneasinessnervousnessapprehensionapprehensivenessconsternationdismayperturbationdisquietdiscomposureinformal:jitterinesstwitchinessscareshocksurpriseturnjoltstartthe shiversthe shakesinformal:the jittersthe heebie-jeebiesthe williesthe creepsthe collywobblesa cold sweatthe (screaming) abdabsbutterflies (in one's stomach)
   • ▪ an experience that causes one to feel sudden intense fear: "she's had a nasty fright"

   verb

   • 1. frighten: archaic "come, be comforted, he shan't fright you"

   Word Origin Old Englishfryhto, fyrhto (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch furcht and German furcht.

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   What does fright mean?

   • Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you. The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright. The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright. To hide my fright I asked a question.

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   What is a fright of Your Life?

   • [countable] an experience that makes you feel fear You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that. I got the fright of my life. I had a terrible fright this morning when I saw you there. You gave me the fright of my life, jumping out like that! I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed.

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   What does fear mean?

   • FRIGHT definition: 1. the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear that happens…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you scream in fright?

   • Fright is a feeling of fear, dread, or terror. You might scream in fright while watching a scary movie or riding a roller coaster. Some fright is so intense that it makes you jump; other fright is caused by anticipating something vaguely scary, like a trip to the dentist or an encounter with your mean neighbor after your baseball breaks her window.

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   Fright is a noun meaning fear caused by sudden danger or a verb meaning to alarm suddenly. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of fright from the authoritative source of American English.

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   Fright is a feeling of fear, dread, or terror. You might scream in fright while watching a scary movie or riding a roller coaster.

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   noun. sudden intense fear or alarm. a sudden alarming shock. informal. a horrifying, grotesque, or ludicrous person or thing. she looks a fright in that hat. take fright. to become frightened.

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