affright
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Is affright a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.Examples: "No one for a moment dreamed of the possible occurrence of any thing in the course of a few hours which would fill every mind with horror, and cause even the dark-hearted Martina to tremble with affright."; "[…]Then behold, there came up to us a huge fish, as big as a tall mountain, at whose sight we became wild for affright and, weeping sore, made ready for death, marvelling at its vast size and gruesome semblance; when lo! a second fish made its appearance than which we had seen naught more monstrous."archaiccountableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.Examples: "VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo."; "Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls"; "A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint."Synonyms: alarm, affright, appall, dismay, fray, frighten, grill, give someone the shitsarchaictransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary