fright
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1.5
- noun
- /fraɪt/
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susto
- The sudden sound in the dark gave me a fright that made my heart race.
- stage fright
- take fright
- fright and fear
OK, do that like a man with sexual stage fright who orders a prostitute.
- OK, do that like a man with sexual stage fright who orders a prostitute.
- And so I was constantly in fright or flight, probably.
- And she probably just passed out from a combination of fear, fright, you know, stress, whatever.
- So I went great, that'll be the end of the, you know, of the stage fright next night.
- You'll see what you think, but the wellspring of it is definitely fright.
- That's why it has to squeeze itself out and immediately, according to Johansson, two men just die of fright on the spot.
- Well, two men die of fright right on the spot in that accursed instant.
- She's locked in AI believe a she describes it in the police affidavit, I think a shock state of fright.
- It's suppose that extreme fright will change, will, will create an extreme conditioning that's hard to reverse.
- His voice was apparently so powerful that in one anecdote, he once shouted at a man who died on the spot from fright.
- But if it's like normal stage fright, get over it.
- How he deals with stage fright, practicing while he dreams.
- He he says there's no lack of that chill wind, companion of fright, fear which sets the limbs of tremble and impels them to flight.
- The dark fright for us of Natick Wellesley.
- I don't know if that's because I've damaged all the, the neural pathways of the, the dopamine levels where yeah, it's just the fucking noise, the fright.
- It's like what Bill Duke was saying about stage fright.
Examples
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The boy wanted to say something, but his tears and fright would not let him gather a breath.
Fiction book (1990) -
You gave me quite a fright.
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Gave me the fright of my life.
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You gave me a bit of a fright, there.
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After they get over their initial fright, they get very interested in the animals.
Fiction book (1990) -
You gave me a fright.
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And she probably just passed out from a combination of fear, fright, you know, stress, whatever.
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Her hand comes to her mouth in fright; accent colors her speech.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Miss Lydia?" Her hand was still up, and there was fright in her eyes.
Fiction book (1990) -
Still, there sat Darla on the opposite chair, eyes wide with fright over what she'd just exposed.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous
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4.9
A very strong feeling of fear and worry
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2.0
A short time when people feel afraid about something
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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8.1
A feeling of fear or worry about something that may happen
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How Afraid
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Etymology
Fright comes from an old English word that meant 'fear'. It is the same root as the simple word fear, so a fright is a sudden, strong feeling of being afraid.