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Affright vs Perturbation - What's the difference?

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Affright is a related term of perturbation.


As nouns the difference between affright and perturbation

is that affright is great fear, terror, fright while perturbation is (uncountable) agitation; the state of being perturbed.

As a verb affright

is to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright.

affright

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • great fear, terror, fright

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright
  • * Shakespeare
    • Dreams affright our souls.
  • * Milton
    • A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.

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    perturbation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed
  • (countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system)
  • (countable, astronomy, physics) Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies