fright

Definitions

1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
   countable, uncountable
2. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm
3. Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
   countable, uncountable
4. Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion
5. To frighten
6. frightened; afraid; affright

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Examples

“With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end⟳ where he flattened himself against the wall.”

“Her maids were old, and if she took a new one, You might be sure she was a perfect fright; She did this during even her husband's life I recommend⟳ as much to every wife.”

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