fright

Pronunciation

• enPR: frīt
• IPA: /fraɪt/
• SAMPA: /fraIt/

Noun

Singular fright

Plural frights

1. A strong and sudden fear.
2. A thing that scares someone.

   Seeing someone with a gun gave me quite a fright.

Verb

Plain form fright

Third-person singular frights

Past tense frighted

Past participle frighted

Present participle frighting

1. (old, no longer used) To scare someone.

   Seeing someone with a gun frightened me very much.

Related words

• frighten