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affright

aff·right

UK/əˈfɹaɪt/ uncommon archaic

verb

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cause fear in

  • “The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”
  • “Ghosts could never affright her”
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From Middle English afright, from Old English āfyrht (“terrified; afraid”), past participle of āfyrhtan (“to terrify; make afraid”).

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