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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFright
/fraɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sudden intense feeling of fear or a surprising, startling event.
"The loud crash in the hallway gave us quite a fright."
- 1
To cause someone to become afraid; to frighten.
"Do not sneak up on him like that; you will fright the poor boy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'fright' or 'fryght', originating from Old English 'fyrhto' (noun) and 'fyhtan' (verb), meaning fear or terror. It shares Germanic roots with the Old High German 'forhta' and Gothic 'faúrhts', evolving historically to describe a sudden, intense experience of fear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fright" is said worldwide
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effroi
Transliteration: /e.fʁwa/
"Ce bruit soudain lui a causé un grand effroi."
Schrecken
Transliteration: /ˈʃʁɛkn̩/
"Der laute Knall jagte ihnen einen großen Schrecken ein."
spavento
Transliteration: /spaˈvɛn.to/
"Quel rumore improvviso mi ha dato un grande spavento."
susto
Transliteration: /ˈsustu/
"El fuerte ruido me dio un buen susto."
susto
Transliteration: /ˈʃuʃ.tu/
"Aquela trovoada deu-me um susto terrível."
डर
Transliteration: dar
"अचानक हुए धमाके से उसे बहुत डर लगा।"
惊吓
Transliteration: jīngxià
"突如其来的声音把大家都吓了一跳。"
공포
Transliteration: gongpo
"갑작스러운 소리에 큰 공포를 느꼈다."
驚き
Transliteration: odoroki
"突然の物音に肝を冷やした。"
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