Definition of Affright

fright; fear

Examples of Affright in a sentence

Ghosts and goblins haunted the house, leaving the children in affright.  🔊

Though I was filled with affright, I refused to let my sister walk alone in the dark alley.  🔊

The deer gazed up at the car in affright and refused to move his frightened body.  🔊

Frozen in affright, the cemetery visitors couldn’t believe they had saw a ghost.  🔊

The little girl always cries with affright every time her mother turns out her bedroom lights.  🔊

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