KJV Dictionary Definition: affright

affright

AFFRI'GHT, v.t. affri'te. See Fright.

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or alarm. It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehend, and perhaps less than terror.

AFFRI'GHT, n. Sudden or great fear; terror; also, the cause of terror; a frightful object.

affrighted

AFFRI'GHTED, pp. Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by at; as, affrighted at the cry of fire.

affrighter

AFFRI'GHTER, n. One who frightens.

affrightful

AFFRI'GHTFUL, a. Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful.

affrighting

AFFRI'GHTING, ppr. Impressing sudden fear; terrifying.

affrightment

AFFRI'GHTMENT, n. Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. Rarely used. In common discourse, the use of this word, in all its forms, is superseded by fright, frighted, frightful.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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