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   fright

   /frīt/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden intense feeling of fear: "I jumped up in fright" Similar fearfearfulnessterrorhorroralarmpanicdreadtrepidationuneasinessnervousnessapprehensionapprehensivenessconsternationdismayperturbationdisquietdiscomposureinformal:jitterinesstwitchinessscareshocksurpriseturnjoltstartthe shiversthe shakesinformal:the jittersthe heebie-jeebiesthe williesthe creepsthe collywobblesa cold sweatthe (screaming) abdabsbutterflies (in one's stomach)
   • ▪ an experience that causes one to feel sudden intense fear: "she's had a nasty fright"

   verb

   • 1. frighten: archaic "come, be comforted, he shan't fright you"

   Word Origin Old Englishfryhto, fyrhto (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch furcht and German furcht.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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