AFFRIGHTEN
Af*fright"en, v. t.
Defn: To frighten. [Archaic] "Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes."
Southey.
AFFRIGHTER
Af*fright"er, n.
Defn: One who frightens. [Archaic]
AFFRIGHTFUL
Af*fright"ful, a.
Defn: Terrifying; frightful.
— Af*fright"ful*ly, adv. [Archaic]
Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth.
AFFRIGHTMENT
Af*fright"ment, n.
Defn: Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm.
[Archaic]
Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and
affrightment. Locke.
AFFRONT
Af*front", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Affronting.] Etym: [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL.
affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See
Front.]
1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
[Obs.]
All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. Holland.
That he, as 't were by accident, may here Affront Ophelia. Shak.