affright

affright has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• v. t.. To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
• p. a.. Affrighted.
• n.. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.
• n.. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.
• n.. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• v.. cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"