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fright

UK
/fraɪt/
US
/fraɪt/

Traduzioni

frightnoun
frights
pl
UK
/fraɪt/
US
/fraɪt/
The sudden noise gave her a fright.
Внезапный шум напугал её.
He was paralyzed with fright when he saw the ghost.
Он был парализован от страха, когда увидел привидение.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
переполох
ужас
Sinonimi
fear
terror
dismay
alarm
panic
horror
consternation
trepidation
Contrari
calm
composure
confidence
frightverb
frighted
Past Simple
frighted
Past Participle
frighting
Gerund
UK
/fraɪt/
US
/fraɪt/
Archaic or dialectal transitive verb meaning ‘to frighten; to scare’.
Sinonimi
frighten
appall
cow
intimidate
spook
petrify
terrify
startle
alarm
scare
frightadjective
Used attributively before nouns with the sense ‘intended to frighten’ (e.g., ‘fright night’).

Definizioni

frightnoun
A sudden intense feeling of fear.
She awoke in the middle of the night with a fright after hearing a loud noise.
An experience or event that causes a sudden feeling of fear.
The haunted house gave him quite a fright.
A person or thing that looks extremely shocking, ugly, or grotesque.
Get some sleep—you look a fright after the overnight flight.
frightverb
To frighten or scare someone or something.
The sudden thunderclap frighted the horses.
frightadjective
Intended to frighten or capable of causing fright; frightening.
The carnival features a fright maze every October.
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