Fright

  • 21fright — 01. The children gasped in [fright] when the monster appeared on stage. 02. We got quite a [fright] when someone banged on our door in the middle of the night. 03. The mouse squeaked with [fright] when it saw the cat. 04. The child got… …

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  • 22fright — noun a sudden intense feeling of fear. ↘an experience causing fright; a shock. verb archaic frighten. Phrases look a fright informal look ridiculous or grotesque. take fright suddenly become frightened. Origin OE fryhto, fyrhto (n.), of Gmc… …

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  • 23fright — noun 1) she was paralyzed with fright Syn: fear, fearfulness, terror, horror, alarm, panic, dread, trepidation, dismay, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, perturbation, disquiet; informal jitteriness, twitchiness 2) …

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  • 24fright — Sudden fear; apprehension of immediate injury to the person. 6 Am J2d Asslt & B § 4. The fright of one who is robbed must be under the law an objective fright, as contradistinguished from subjective fright; it must have been due to some act on… …

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  • 25Fright — Thriller (film) Thriller (Fright) est un film britannique de Peter Collinson sorti en 1971. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Voir aussi …

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  • 26Fright — This ancient surname found in the spellings of Firth, Frith, Fridd, Fryd, Freeth, Fright, Freed, Vreede, Frift, Freak, Feake, Freke, Firk, and many other forms is of pre 7th century Olde English, Scottish and Welsh origins. It derived as a… …

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  • 27fright — noun 1) she was paralysed with fright Syn: fear, terror, horror, alarm, panic, dread, trepidation, dismay, nervousness 2) the experience gave everyone a fright Syn: scare, shock …

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  • 28fright — [fraɪt] noun [singular/U] a sudden strong feeling of being afraid He was shaking with fright.[/ex] Kelly cried out in fright.[/ex] …

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  • 29fright — n. & v. n. 1 a sudden or extreme fear. b an instance of this (gave me a fright). 2 a person or thing looking grotesque or ridiculous. v.tr. poet. frighten. Phrases and idioms: take fright become frightened. Etymology: OE fryhto, metathetic form… …

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  • 30fright — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto; akin to Old High German forhta fear Date: before 12th century 1. fear excited by sudden danger ; alarm < gave me quite a fright > 2. something strange, ugly, or shocking Synonyms …

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