fright

«fright» in Mova's school dictionary: a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fright, frights)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fright is a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright. tree →

2) A fright is something that makes you suddenly afraid. tree →

3) Stage fright is the fear some people feel before performing in front of an audience. tree →

4) Old use: someone who looks very untidy or strange: I look a fright. tree →

sense 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 →
• I got a fright when the thunder crashed. tree →
• The horse took fright and galloped away. tree →
• Many actors get stage fright. tree →
• My heart was pounding with fright. tree →
• Don't give the baby a fright with loud noises. tree →
• He was pale, and trembling with fright. tree →

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».

In the corpora

• Stage fright is very common, even for famous actors; slow deep breaths and good practice help.
• An animal woken by a sudden touch may snap in fright before it knows who you are.
• Almost everyone feels stage fright; practising and slow breathing help, and the fear often fades once you start.
• He held the finger under cold water, but the fright and the guilt stayed.
• Fireworks and firecrackers thrown at people or houses can cause burns, fires and great fright, especially to old people and animals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fright» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.