fright Hear it!

fright definition

fright (frīt)

noun

  1. sudden fear or terror; alarm
  2. an ugly, ridiculous, startling, or unusual person or thing

Etymology: ME < OE fyrhto, fryhto, fear, akin to Ger furcht, fear, Goth faúrhts < IE base *perg-, fear, to be afraid

transitive verb

Rare to frighten; terrify

Etymology: ME frighten < OE fyrhtan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.