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# fright

noun (fright, frights)

«fright» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fright is a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m1)
2. A fright is something that makes you suddenly afraid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m2)
3. Stage fright is the fear some people feel before performing in front of an audience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m3)
4. Old use: someone who looks very untidy or strange: I look a fright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, sudden frights build suspense (a door slams, a shadow moves). In science (the body), a fright causes a rush of adrenaline: faster heartbeat, jumping, gasping. In everyday life: Halloween frights; playing jokes that give people a fright is not fun if it upsets them; stage fright before school plays is normal and gets better with practice and deep breathing. Phrases: give someone a fright, get a fright, take fright, stage fright, nearly died of fright.

### Examples

- You gave me a fright jumping out like that! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x1)
- I got a fright when the thunder crashed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x2)
- The horse took fright and galloped away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x3)
- Many actors get stage fright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x4)
- My heart was pounding with fright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x5)
- Don't give the baby a fright with loud noises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x6)
- He was pale, and trembling with fright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x7)

### Note

Countable: frights. Adjective: frightened (feeling fear), frightening (causing fear); verb: frighten. Not the same as «freight» (goods carried by trucks, ships or trains), which sounds different: «frayt».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fright.html) on Mova free.