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affright
noun
verb
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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noun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
verb
cause fear in
“The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”
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The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
Ghosts could never affright her
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