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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 the difference between fright and fear?

   • 1. Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you. [...] 2. A fright is an experience which makes you suddenly afraid. [...] 3. See take fright [...] present simple: I fright, you fright [...] past simple: I frighted, you frighted [...] • fear, shock, alarm [...]

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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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   What is the difference between fright and trepidation?

   • fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear. alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger. panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity. terror implies the most extreme degree of fear. trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation.

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   Is stage fright a state of 'fright without solution'?

   • Thus, a state of "fright without solution" will be created. Today a person's fright, astonishment, anger, excitement, sadness, aggressiveness and similar psychological states are regarded as important. The interviews also revealed that stage fright can be transient and unpredictable. The wife was dead with fright.

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   2 days ago · 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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