n. 1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening. See Synonyms at fear. 2. Informal Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange: Brush your hair; you look a fright. tr.v. fright·ed, fright·ing, frights Archaic To frighten. [Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto. V., from Middle English frighten, to frighten, be afraid, from Old English fyrhtan.] |
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