All affright synonyms
af·fright
A a verb affright
- fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- startle — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- spook — Informal. a ghost; specter.
- daunt — If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- scare — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- terrify — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- frighten — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
noun affright
- dread — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- worriment — the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
- fearfulness — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.