What is "fright" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does fright mean in English? Meaning of fright definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "fright" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "fright": an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Noun

  • Meaning: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  • Synonyms: fear fearfulness fright
  • Hyponyms: affright alarm apprehension apprehensiveness chill consternation creeps dismay dread frisson horror hysteria intimidation panic panic attack quiver scare shiver shudder stage fright terror thrill timidity timidness timorousness tingle
  • Hypernyms: emotion
  • Part Holonyms: cold sweat
  • Antonyms: bravery fearlessness
  • Pronunciation in US: frīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "fright": cause fear in

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause fear in
  • Example: The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me Ghosts could never affright her
  • Synonyms: affright fright frighten scare
  • Hyponyms: alarm appal appall awe bluff consternate dismay horrify intimidate spook terrify terrorise terrorize
  • Hypernyms: excite shake shake up stimulate stir
  • Also see: dash daunt frighten away frighten off pall scare scare away scare off
  • Pronunciation in US: frīt, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    consternation, dismay, horror, panic, trepidation, alarm, shock, shiver, dread, terror, fear, scare, quaking, cold sweat, trepidity, frump, mess, bother, eyesore, monstrosity, ugliness, nuisance, scarecrow,

    Antonyms:

    calm, happiness, contentment, calmness, bravery, courage, fearlessness, confidence, beauty, fearlessness, beauty,

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    fright in English: fright
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