fright
English
/fɹaɪt/, /fɹʌit/
noun
Definitions
- A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
- Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fright inherited from Old English fryhtu inherited from Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄ (fear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- (fear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pr̥k-
Gloss
fear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄
Emoji
😨 😱
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affright English
- affrighten English
- affrighter English
- affrightest English
- affrighteth English
- affrightment English
- befright English
- frighten English
- frightenable English
- frightener English
- frightenest English
- frighteneth English
- frightening English
- frightensome English
- frightfest English
- frightful English
- frightfuller English
- frightfully English
- frightfulness English
- frightihead English
- frightless English
- frightment English
- frightsome English
- frightsomely English
- frightsomeness English
- frighty English
- mic English
- mic fright English
- night English
- nightfright English
- plane English
- plane fright English
- speech English
- speech fright English
- speechfright English
- unfrightful English
- water English
- waterfright English
- Furcht German
- Gottesfurcht German
- furchtbar German
- furchteinflößend German
- furchterregend German
- furchtlos German
- furchtsam German
- vrucht Dutch, Flemish
- φρίκη Ancient Greek
- *pr̥k- Proto-Indo-European
- *furhtį̄ Proto-Germanic
- *furhtō Proto-Germanic
- frukta Swedish
- fruktan Swedish
- fruktansvärd Swedish
- fryhtu Old English
- afrighten Middle English
- fright Middle English
- frighten Middle English
- frightful Middle English
- frighti Middle English
- frightly Middle English
- dødsfrygt Danish
- frygt Danish
- frygtsom Danish
- ærefrygt Danish
- fricos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- frică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vrucht Middle Dutch
- vorht Middle High German
- frikë Albanian
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 Gothic
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *furhtī gmw-pro
- fruht Old Dutch
- vruchte Middle Low German
- fricã Aromanian
- *frīkā Proto-Albanian
- φρίκη gkm
- mic
- night
- plane
- water
- speech
- frighty
- befright
- frighten
- affright
- frightful
- frightener
- affrighter
- frightfest
- frightless
- affrighten
- frightsome
- frightment
- mic fright
- frighteneth
- unfrightful
- waterfright
- frightening
- affrightest
- nightfright
- frightfully
- frightihead
- affrighteth
- frightenest
- speechfright
- frightensome
- plane fright
- frightenable
- affrightment
- frightfuller
- frightsomely
- frightfulness
- speech fright
- frightsomeness