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Terrified vs Frighted - What's the difference?

terrified | frighted |

As verbs the difference between terrified and frighted

is that terrified is (terrify) while frighted is (fright).

As an adjective terrified

is extremely frightened.

terrified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely frightened.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (terrify)
  • frighted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fright)

  • fright

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fright)
  • 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:
  • 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.
  • Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * fright wig

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) to frighten