fright

• fright

fright

Noun

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Synonyms:

• fear
• fearfulness
• fright

Verb

cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

Synonyms:

• frighten
• fright
• scare
• affright