Definition of fright

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Fright (n.) A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm..

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Gast :: Gast (v. t.) To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See Aghast.
Panic :: Panic (a.) Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm..
Awful :: Awful (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster..
Affright :: Affright (p. a.) Affrighted.
Horrific :: Horrific (a.) Causing horror; frightful.
Fearful :: Fearful (a.) Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened..
Rawhead :: Rawhead (n.) A specter mentioned to frighten children; as, rawhead and bloodybones..
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc..
Stampede :: Stampede (v. t.) A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic..
Fainthearted :: Fainthearted (a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
Hobgoblin :: Hobgoblin (n.) A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow..
Shy :: Shy (superl.) Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird..
Pigeon-hearted :: Pigeon-hearted (a.) Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted.
Frightless :: Frightless (a.) Free from fright; fearless.
Bogle :: Bogle (n.) A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.
Self-affrighted :: Self-affrighted (a.) Frightened at or by one's self.
Scream :: Scream (v. i.) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech..
Lymphated :: Lymphated (a.) Frightened into madness; raving.
Effray :: Effray (v. t.) To frighten; to scare.
Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..
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