| affright | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. affright, panic, terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. |
| ~ fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| ~ swivet | a panic or extreme discomposure.; "it threw her into a swivet" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. affright, fright, frighten, scare | cause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
| ~ bluff | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is. |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ awe | inspire awe in.; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates" |
| ~ dread, fear | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| ~ terrify, terrorise, terrorize | fill with terror; frighten greatly. |
| ~ intimidate | make timid or fearful.; "Her boss intimidates her" |
| ~ alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay | fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" |
| ~ consternate | fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion.; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated" |
| ~ spook | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.; "The noise spooked the horse" |
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