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    Fright
    /frīt/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. frighten: archaic "come, be comforted, he shan't fright you"
  2. The meaning of FRIGHT is fear excited by sudden danger : alarm. How to use fright in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fright.

  3. the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear that happens suddenly: I lay in bed shaking with fright. give someone a fright You gave her such a fright turning the lights out like that. the fright of someone’s life You gave me the fright of my life (= a very severe fright), jumping out of the shadows like that!

  4. Synonyms for FRIGHT: mess, horror, sight, eyesore, hideosity, monstrosity, eye-catcher, stain; Antonyms of FRIGHT: vision, confidence, assurance, boldness, courage, aplomb, self-confidence, bravery.

  5. the feeling of fear, esp. if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear which happens suddenly: [ U ] When the rescue team reached him, he was shaking with fright. [ C usually sing ] You gave her a fright turning the lights out like that.

  6. Fright definition: sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.. See examples of FRIGHT used in a sentence.

  7. Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear , but not fright , to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future: I have a fright of spiders. • his fright of what might happen Patterns

  8. Fright is a feeling of fear, dread, or terror. You might scream in fright while watching a scary movie or riding a roller coaster. Some fright is so intense that it makes you jump; other fright is caused by anticipating something vaguely scary, like a trip to the dentist or an encounter with your mean neighbor after your baseball breaks her window.

  9. Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you. The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin uttered a shriek and jumped with fright. The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright. To hide my fright I asked a question.

  10. fright meaning, definition, what is fright: a sudden feeling of fear: Learn more.

  11. a sudden feeling of shock and fear: That dog gave me a terrible fright. She screamed in fright when she saw him. (Definition of fright from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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