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Terrify vs Affear - What's the difference?

terrify | affear |

As verbs the difference between terrify and affear

is that terrify is to frighten greatly; to fill with terror while affear is (archaic) to frighten, to scare; to terrify.

terrify

English

Alternative forms

* terrifie (obsolete)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
  • To menace or intimidate.
  • (obsolete) To make terrible.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * terrible * terrific * terrifying * terror * terrorist * terrorize

    affear

    English

    Alternative forms

    * afear

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.

    • Derived terms

    * affeard