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affright v. 使恐怖;惊吓;恐吓 使恐怖;惊吓;恐吓 affright n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [synonym: {panic}, {terror}, {affright}] v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [synonym: {frighten}, {fright}, {scare}, {affright}] Affright \Af*fright"\, n.
1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. [1913 Webster] He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. [1913 Webster] Dreams affright our souls. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate. [1913 Webster] Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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