Affright

imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting

1. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

   Dreams affright our souls.

   A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.

1. Affrighted. [Obs.]

1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.

   He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair.

2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.