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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Affright

· Af·fright · IPA /əˈfɹaɪt/
01 v. t. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting
  1. 1.
    To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
    “Dreams affright our souls.” — Shak.
    “A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.” — Milton.
Syn. To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.
02 p. a. Affrighted.
  1. 1.
    Affrighted.[Obs.]
03 n. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
  1. 1.
    Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
    “He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair.” — Goldsmith.
  2. 2.
    The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.