Fright

From BiblePortal Wikipedia

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( n.) Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

(2): ( n.) A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

(3): ( n.) To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.

King James Dictionary [2]

Fright, n. frite. Gr. to fear, that is, to shrink or shiver.

Sudden and violent fear terror a passion excited by the sudden appearance of danger. It expresses more than fear, and is distinguished from fear and dread, by its sudden invasion and temporary existence fright being usually of short duration, whereas fear and dread may be long continued.

Fright,

References