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affright definition

af·fright (ə frīt′)

transitive verb

Archaic to frighten; terrify

Etymology: ME afrighten < OE afyrhtan: see fright

noun

Archaic great fright or terror, or a cause of terror

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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