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affright
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?a?t/
Etymology 1
From Middle English afrighten, from Old English ?fyrhtan, equivalent to a- +? fright.
Noun
affright (plural affrights)
- (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright.
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 563:
- […] Then behold, there came up to us a huge fish, as big as a tall mountain, at whose sight we became wild for affright and, weeping sore, made ready for death, marvelling at its vast size and gruesome semblance; when lo! a second fish made its appearance than which we had seen naught more monstrous.
- 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 563:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:fear
Verb
affright (third-person singular simple present affrights, present participle affrighting, simple past and past participle affrighted)
- (archaic, transitive) To terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright in.
- 1629, John Milton, On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
- A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
- 1629, John Milton, On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:frighten
Etymology 2
From Middle English afright, from Old English ?fyrht (“terrified; afraid”), past participle of ?fyrhtan (“to terrify; make afraid”).
Alternative forms
- afright
Adjective
affright (comparative more affright, superlative most affright)
- afraid; terrified; frightened
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disquietude
English
Etymology
From dis- +? quietude.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??skwa??.tju?d/, /d??skwa?.?.tju?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??skwa??.tud/, /d??skwa?.?.tjud/
Noun
disquietude (usually uncountable, plural disquietudes)
- (uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
- 1795, "The Life of John Bunyan," in the Collins Clear-Type Press ed. of The Pilgrim's Progress, p. xiv:
- He was at length called forth, and set apart by fasting and prayer to the ministerial office, which he executed with faithfulness and success during a long course of years; though frequently with the greatest trepidation and inward disquietude.
- 1795, "The Life of John Bunyan," in the Collins Clear-Type Press ed. of The Pilgrim's Progress, p. xiv:
- (countable) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.
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