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fright 
[frahyt] Pronunciation Key
[frahyt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror. |
| 2. | a person or thing of shocking, grotesque, or ridiculous appearance. |
| 3. | to frighten. |
[Origin: bef 900; ME; OE frytu, fyrhto; akin to G Furcht]
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| fright
(frīt) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. fright·ed, fright·ing, frights Archaic To frighten. [Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto. V., from Middle English frighten, to frighten, be afraid, from Old English fyrhtan.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fright (n.)
fright (n.)
O.E. (Northumbrian) fryhto, metathesis of fyrhtu "fear, dread," from P.Gmc. *furkhtaz "afraid" (cf. O.S. forhta, O.Fris. fruchte, O.H.G. forhta, Ger. Furcht, Goth. faurhtei "fear"). Not etymologically related to the word fear, which superseded it 13c. as the principal word except in cases of sudden terror. For spelling evolution, see fight. Frightful (c.1250) originally meant "timid," and like most -ful adjectives originally had an active and passive sense; the meaning "horrible, shocking" is from 1700; Johnson noted it as "a cant word among women for anything unpleasing."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| fright | |
noun | |
| 1. | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) [syn: fear] [ant: bravery] |
verb | |
| 1. | cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn: frighten] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Fright
Fright\, n. [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht, Dan. frygt, Sw. fruktan, Goth. fa['u]rhtei fear, fa['u]rhts timid.]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. [Colloq.] Syn: Alarm; terror; consternation. See Alarm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fright
Fright\, v. t. [imp. Frighted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Frighting.] [OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG. furihten, forahtan, G. f["u]rchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte, Goth. faurhtjan. See Fright, n., and cf. Frighten.] To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare. Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. --Dryden. Syn: To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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