Meanings
verbaffrighten (third-person singular simple present affrightens, present participle affrightening, simple past and past participle affrightened)
present singular third person affrightens · participle present affrightening · participle past affrightened · past affrightened
- archaicTo frighten.
Fit tales […] to affrighten babes.
1794, Robert Southey, Frederic1 more example
He clung affrightened to his master's knee:
1810, George Crabbe, The Borough
Origin
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affrighten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affrighten
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“affrighten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affrighten. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affrighten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affrighten.
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