fright

fright
    n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific
         pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
         fight) [syn: {fear}, {fearfulness}, {fright}] [ant:
         {bravery}, {fearlessness}]
    v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building
         frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn:
         {frighten}, {fright}, {scare}, {affright}]
    

Fright \Fright\ (fr[imac]t), n. [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto,
   fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht,
   Dan. frygt, Sw. fruktan, Goth. fa['u]rhtei fear, fa['u]rhts
   timid.]
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   1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of
      danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short
      duration; a sudden alarm.
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   2. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of
      alarm or aversion. [Colloq.]

   Syn: Alarm; terror; consternation. See {Alarm}.
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Fright \Fright\, v. t. [imp. {Frighted}; p. pr. & vb. n..
   {Frighting}.] [OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to
   frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG.
   furihten, forahtan, G. f["u]rchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte,
   Goth. faurhtjan. See {Fright}, n., and cf. {Frighten}.]
   To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to
   terrify; to scare.
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         Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.
                                                  --Dryden.

   Syn: To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate.
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46 Moby Thesaurus words for "fright":
      abject fear, affright, alarm, apprehension, awe, baboon, bag,
      blemish, blot, blue funk, consternation, cowardice, dismay, dog,
      dread, eyesore, fear, funk, gargoyle, hag, harridan, horrification,
      horror, mess, monster, monstrosity, no beauty, panic, panic fear,
      phobia, scare, scarecrow, shock, sight, spook, stampede, startle,
      teratism, terrify, terror, terrorize, trepidation, trepidity,
      ugly duckling, unholy dread, witch