Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
affrightment — See affright. * * * … Universalium
affrightment — noun fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened … Wiktionary
affrightment — af·fright·ment … English syllables
affrightment — tmənt noun ( s) Etymology: affright (II) + ment archaic : the act of affrighting : the state of being affrighted … Useful english dictionary
Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care … English dictionary for students
