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TOEFL BNC: 10016 COCA: 12606

fright

1 of 2

noun

1
: fear excited by sudden danger : alarm
gave me quite a fright
2
: something strange, ugly, or shocking

fright

2 of 2

verb

frighted; frighting; frights

transitive verb

: to alarm suddenly : frighten
Choose the Right Synonym for fright

fear, dread, fright, alarm, panic, terror, trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger.

fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage.

fear of the unknown

dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety.

faced the meeting with dread

fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear.

fright at being awakened suddenly

alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger.

view the situation with alarm

panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity.

the news caused widespread panic

terror implies the most extreme degree of fear.

immobilized with terror

trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation.

raised the subject with trepidation

Example Sentences

Noun Her eyes were wide with fright. people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright Verb a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
SeaWorld Orlando has released more spooky little details about its 2022 edition of Howl-O-Scream, including a brief description of one of its haunted houses for its Halloween fright fest. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2022 But decades of research show that fright-inducing content does not affect all children the same way. Erica Scharrer, The Conversation, 18 July 2022 Olivia Cooke, one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, will star in Breeders, a horror project just acquired by Lionsgate that will mark the feature directorial debut of rising fright filmmaker Kelsey Bollig. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2022 For those who like to mull over movies (and aren't too susceptible to nightmares) a slow-burn kind of fright is far more satisfying. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2022 The fright fest also will include five scare zones, which have yet been indentified, and two live shows, which also have not been revealed. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2022 And to pull back the film’s own Pennywisian mask of derivative fright-making is to find nothing much underneath. A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 He was knocked out and remembers coming to and getting a fright as people were grabbing at him. Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022 Instead, Kavanaugh has become the plastic skeleton in the Judiciary Committee’s closet that gets dragged out for one too many holidays — a mascot more than a fright. Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, going back to Old English fyrhtu, fyrtho, fryhto (Northumbrian) "fear, dread, source of dread," going back to Germanic *furhtīn- (whence also Gothic faurhtei), noun derivative of *furhta- "frightened, fearful" (whence Old English forht "frightened," Old Saxon foraht, foroht, Old High German forht, foraht, Gothic faurhts), probably going back to Indo-European *pr̥k-to-, adjective from a verbal base *pr̥k-, whence also Tocharian A & B pärsk- "be afraid" (going back to *pr̥k-sk-)

Note: Germanic nouns derived directly from the adjective include Old Frisian fruchte "fear," Old Saxon forhta, Old High German forahta. Indo-European *p(e)rk- is taken by some to be a "root extension" of a hypothetical base *per- "test, risk," which would connect it to fear entry 1; see note at peril entry 1.

Verb

Middle English frighten, going back to Old English fyrhtan, going back to Germanic *furhtjan- (whence also Old Saxon forhtian "to fear, shy away from," Old High German forahten, furhten, Gothic faurhtjan), verbal derivative of *furhta- "frightened, fearful" — more at fright entry 1

Note: The causative meaning of the Old English verb is not reflected in the other Germanic forms; Old English also has a weak verb of a different class, forhtian "to fear, be afraid."

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fright was before the 12th century

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