Affright

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith.

2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. B. Jonson.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. Dreams affright our souls. Shak. A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton.

Synonyms: terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.

Part of speech: participle (p.)

Affrighted. [Obs.] Chaucer.