Affright vs Anxiety - What's the difference?
affright | anxiety | Related terms |
to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright
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An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
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An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
Affright is a related term of anxiety.
As nouns the difference between affright and anxiety
is that affright is great fear, terror, fright while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.As a verb affright
is to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright.affright
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(en verb)- Dreams affright our souls.
- A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
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* See alsoanxiety
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- But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.
- I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.