Affrightment
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation. obsolete, uncountable
- 2 A cause of fear. obsolete, uncountable
- 3 Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened. archaic, uncountable
"Passionate words or blows from the tutor, fill the child's mind with terrour and affrightment; which immediately takes it wholly up, and leaves no room for other impressions."
Example
More examples"Passionate words or blows from the tutor, fill the child's mind with terrour and affrightment; which immediately takes it wholly up, and leaves no room for other impressions."
Etymology
From affright + -ment.
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