| VERB | emotion | affright, frighten, fright, scare | drive out by frightening |
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| NOUN | feeling | affright, panic, terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
| Meaning | An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. | |
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| Synonyms | panic, terror | |
| Narrower | swivet | A panic or extreme discomposure |
| Broader | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
| Spanish | horror, pánico, terror | |
| Catalan | horror, pànic, terror | |
| Verbs | affright | drive out by frightening |
| Meaning | drive out by frightening. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will affright him | |
| Synonyms | frighten, fright, scare | |
| Cause to | fear, dread | Be afraid or scared of |
| Narrower | awe | inspire awe in |
| bluff | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is | |
| consternate | Fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion | |
| dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify | Fill with apprehension or alarm | |
| intimidate | make timid or fearful | |
| spook | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action | |
| terrify, terrorize, terrorise | Fill with terror | |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | amedrentar, asustar, atemorizar, espantar | |
| Catalan | esglaiar, espantar | |
| Nouns | affright | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
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