FRIGHT


Meaning of FRIGHT in English

■ noun a sudden intense feeling of fear.

↘an experience causing ~; a shock.

■ verb archaic ~en.

Phrases

look a ~ informal look ridiculous or grotesque.

take ~ suddenly become ~ened.

Origin

OE fryhto , fyrhto (n.), of Gmc origin.

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