Part 231

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Affriction</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fric"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>affricare</ets> to rub on. See <er>Friction</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of rubbing against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Affriended</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*friend"ed</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <def>Made friends; reconciled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Deadly foes . . . <i>affriended</i>."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Affright</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fright"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Affrighted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Affrighting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Orig. p. p.; OE. <ets>afright</ets>, AS. <ets>\'befyrhtan</ets> to terrify; <ets>\'be-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>fyrhto</ets> fright. See <er>Fright</er>.]</ety> <def>To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.</def>

<blockquote>Dreams <b>affright</b> our souls. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A drear and dying sound <b>Affrights</b> the flamens at their service quaint. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.</syn>

<h1>Affright</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fright"</hw>, <tt>p. a.</tt> <def>Affrighted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Affright</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fright"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than <i>fear</i>, or <i>apprehension</i>, perhaps less than <i>terror</i>.</def>

<blockquote>He looks behind him with <b>affright</b>, and forward with despair. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Affrightedly</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fright"ed*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With fright.</def>

<i>Drayton.</i>

<h1>Affrighten</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fright"en</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To frighten.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> "Fit tales . . . to <i>affrighten</i> babes."

<i>Southey.</i>

<h1>Affrighter</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fright"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who frightens.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<h1>Affrightful</h1> <Xpage=29>