Affright word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "affright" word

[verb] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"

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

Synonyms for affright

fright, frighten, scare

The fun area, different aproach to word »affright«

Let's analyse "affright" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: THGIRFFA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- ..-. ..-. .-. .. --. .... -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: affright: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: affright: 1 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 2 = 48, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (2)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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