Associations to the word «Affright»

Wiktionary

AFFRIGHT, noun. Great fear, terror, fright
AFFRIGHT, verb. To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright

Dictionary definition

AFFRIGHT, noun. An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety.
AFFRIGHT, verb. Cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke