English-Thai Dictionary

affright

N ความตกใจ  khawm-tok-jai

 

affright

VT ทำให้ ตกใจ  tham-hai-tok-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AFFRIGHT

v.t.affri'te. [See Fright. ] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or alarm. It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehend, and perhaps less than terror.

 

AFFRIGHT

n.Sudden or great fear; terror; also, the cause of terror; a frightful object.

 

AFFRIGHTED

pp. Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by at; as, affrighted at the cry of fire.

 

AFFRIGHTER

n.One who frightens.

 

AFFRIGHTFUL

a.Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful.

 

AFFRIGHTING

ppr. Impressing sudden fear; terrifying.

 

AFFRIGHTMENT

n.Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. [Rarely used. ] [In common discourse, the use of this word, in all its forms, is superseded by fright, frighted, frightful. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AFFRIGHT

Af *fright ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n.Affrighting. ] Etym: [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. afyrhtan to terrify; a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out ) + fyrhto fright. See Fright. ]

 

Defn: To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. Dreams affright our souls. Shak. A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton.

 

Syn. -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.

 

AFFRIGHT

AFFRIGHT Af *fright ", p. a.

 

Defn: Affrighted. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

AFFRIGHT

AFFRIGHT Af *fright ", n.

 

1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith.

 

2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. B. Jonson.

 

AFFRIGHTEDLY

AFFRIGHTEDLY Af *fright "ed *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With fright. Drayton.

 

AFFRIGHTEN

AFFRIGHTEN Af *fright "en, v. t.

 

Defn: To frighten. [Archaic ] "Fit tales. .. to affrighten babes." Southey.

 

AFFRIGHTER

AFFRIGHTER Af *fright "er, n.

 

Defn: One who frightens. [Archaic ]

 

AFFRIGHTFUL

AFFRIGHTFUL Af *fright "ful, a.

 

Defn: Terrifying; frightful. -- Af *fright "ful *ly, adv. [Archaic ] Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth.

 

AFFRIGHTMENT

AFFRIGHTMENT Af *fright "ment, n.

 

Defn: Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [Archaic ] Passionate words or blows... fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

affright

af fright |əˈfrīt əˈfraɪt | archaic ▶verb [ with obj. ] frighten (someone ): ghosts could never affright her. ▶noun fright: the deer gazed at us in affright. ORIGIN late Middle English: in early use from āfyrhted ‘frightened ’ in Old English; later by vague form association with fright .

 

Oxford Dictionary

affright

affright |əˈfrʌɪt | archaic ▶verb [ with obj. ] frighten (someone ): ghosts could never affright her. ▶noun [ mass noun ] fright: the deer gazed at us in affright. ORIGIN late Middle English: in early use from āfyrhted ‘frightened ’ in Old English; later by vague form association with fright .