frights

Noun

fright (countable and uncountable, plural frights)

1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
   • With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus
2. Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
   • Her maids were old, and if she took a new one,
     You might be sure she was a perfect fright;
     She did this during even her husband's life
     I recommend as much to every wife.1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto I, (please specify the stanza number)

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