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Affrightment

Affrightment \Af*fright"ment\, n. Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [Archaic]

Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment.
--Locke.

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affrightment

n. 1 (context obsolete English) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation. 2 (context obsolete English) A cause of fear. 3 (context archaic English) fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.