fright

Definition

  • noun: fear caused by sudden danger
  • noun: fear excited by sudden danger
  • verb: to alarm suddenly
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: alarm, frighten, consternation

Examples

  • You can't go out like that. Your hair 'looks a fright'! [=your hair looks very messy or unattractive]

  • When you jumped out from behind the door it gave me such a 'fright'! [=it made me feel very afraid]

  • I approached very slowly, but the hawk 'took fright' [=became afraid] and flew away.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, okay. Well... Hi. Thank you. Hi. You're welcome. Thought I'd missed you. Are you going right now? Yeah. And my bodyguards are in here. All right. Aren't you gonna wish me "Have a good 'fright,"' or something? Okay. Well, bye. All right. - Can I take one more picture? - Sure. Hai. Hai. (..)
    2003 Lost in Translation