■ 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.
■ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004