Affright vs Perturbation - What's the difference?
affright | perturbation | Related terms |
to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright
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(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
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
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(en verb)- Dreams affright our souls.
- A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.