fright

¹fright

noun \ˈfrīt\

Definition of FRIGHT

1

: fear excited by sudden danger : alarm <gave me quite a fright>

2

: something strange, ugly, or shocking

Examples of FRIGHT

1. Her eyes were wide with fright.
2. <people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright>

Origin of FRIGHT

Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto; akin to Old High German forhta fear

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to FRIGHT

Synonyms: eyesore, hideosity, horror, mess, monstrosity, sight

Related Words: eye-catcher; blot, smear, smudge, spot, stain

Near Antonyms: vision

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Rhymes with FRIGHT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write