Definition of fright

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Fright (n.) Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion..

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Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her..
Horror :: Horror (n.) A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling inspired by something frightful and shocking..
Terror :: Terror (n.) Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
Horrendous :: Horrendous (a.) Fearful; frightful.
Lowbell :: Lowbell (v. t.) To frighten, as with a lowbell..
Into :: Into (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits
Affrightedly :: Affrightedly (adv.) With fright.
Affright :: Affright (p. a.) Affrighted.
Effray :: Effray (v. t.) To frighten; to scare.
Gally :: Gally (v. t.) To frighten; to worry.
Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus..
Affrighted :: Affrighted (imp. & p. p.) of Affrigh.
Gruesome :: Gruesome (a.) Ugly; frightful.
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..
Skittish :: Skittish (v. t.) Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt..
Scary :: Scary (a.) Causing fright; alarming.
Scare :: Scare (n.) Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake..
Fearsome :: Fearsome (a.) Frightful; causing fear.
Shoo :: Shoo (interj.) Begone; away; -- an expression used in frightening away animals, especially fowls..
Bogle :: Bogle (n.) A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.
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