affright

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfɹaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to a- +‎ fright. ==== Noun ==== affright (countable and uncountable, plural affrights) (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:fear ==== Verb ==== affright (third-person singular simple present affrights, present participle affrighting, simple past and past participle affrighted) (archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frighten ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English afright, from Old English āfyrht (“terrified; afraid”), past participle of āfyrhtan (“to terrify; make afraid”). ==== Alternative forms ==== afright ==== Adjective ==== affright (comparative more affright, superlative most affright) afraid; terrified; frightened