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Synonyms for affright in English

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affright:
- terror; panic; affright
- scare; fright; frighten; affright

English

Detailed Synonyms for affright in English

affright:

affright [the ~] noun

the affright

– an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety ¹
the terror; the panic; the affright
– an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety ¹
- terror [the ~] noun
- panic [the ~] noun
- affright [the ~] noun

affright verb

affright

– cause fear in ¹
to scare; fright; to frighten; affright
– cause fear in ¹
- scare verb (scares, scared, scaring)
- fright verb
- frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
  - The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me¹
- affright verb
  - Ghosts could never affright her¹

Alternate Synonyms for "affright":

panic; terror; fear; fearfulness; fright
frighten; fright; scare; stimulate; shake; shake up; excite; stir; frighten off; frighten away

Related Definitions for "affright":

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety¹
cause fear in¹
- Ghosts could never affright her¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University