AFFRIGHT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word affright. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| frighten | verbv | |||||
verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| scare | verbv | |||||
noun • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events • a sudden attack of fear verb • cause fear in • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
| alarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||
| dismay | verbv | |||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||
| startle | verbv | |||||
noun • a sudden involuntary movement verb • to stimulate to action • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | ||||||
| terrify | verbv | |||||
verb • fill with terror; frighten greatly | ||||||
| fright | nounn | |||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| panic | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||
| terror | nounn | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • a person who inspires fear or dread • a very troublesome child • the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) | ||||||
