affright

verb

ə-ˈfrīt How to pronounce affright (audio)
Definition of affrightnext
as in to frighten
to strike with fear a ghastly sight that would affright any person

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affright
  1. frighten
  2. scare
  3. terrify
  4. startle
Verb
  • There is nothing frail or frightened about his Scrooge.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The narrative arc of Ghosts follows a gentleman mysteriously endowed with supernatural abilities that frighten the residents of a phantom town.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of frighten
Verb
  • The 2x Oscar nominee, who co-wrote and directed the 2005 Johnny Cash pic Walk the Line, has not been scared off from paying cinematic tribute to other legendary musicians after the parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007).
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
  • High prices could scare off would-be investors, but momentum abounds.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of scare
Verb
  • As a mother of three daughters, I am terrified by how this technology has been used to exploit teenagers.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Do these mushrooms leave you more awe-struck than terrified?
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrify
Verb
  • Officers sent a drone through the broken window for a better view, startling Moore and prompting him to drive to a Walgreens parking lot where he was taken into custody, police said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Keep the door pinned open initially to avoid startling them.
    Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of startle
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