self affrighted

af·fright

[uh-frahyt] Archaic.
verb (used with object)
1.
to frighten.
noun
2.
sudden fear or terror; fright.
3.
a source of terror.
4.
the act of terrifying.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English afrighten, Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to ā- a-3 + fyrhtan to fright

self-af·fright·ed, adjective
un·af·fright·ed, adjective
un·af·fright·ed·ly, adverb
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