Fright vs Affrightment - What's the difference?
fright | affrightment |
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2:
Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
* 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(archaic) fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between fright and affrightment
is that fright is (archaic) to frighten while affrightment is (archaic) fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.As nouns the difference between fright and affrightment
is that fright is a state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm while affrightment is (obsolete) the action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.As a verb fright
is (archaic) to frighten.fright
English
Noun
(wikipedia fright)- With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.
- Her maids were old, and if she took a new one,
- You might be sure she was a perfect fright ;
- She did this during even her husband's life
- I recommend as much to every wife.
