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noun
1.
sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
2.
a person or thing of shocking, grotesque, or ridiculous appearance.
verb (used with object)
3.
to frighten.
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Frighted
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English frytu, fyrhto; akin to German Furcht
before 900; Middle English; Old English frytu, fyrhto; akin to German Furcht
Related forms
self-fright·ed, adjective
un·fright·ed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
fright
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 Not etymologically related to the word fear, which superseded it 13c.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
EXPANDexcept in cases of sudden terror. For spelling evolution, see fight.
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