Affrighting

Pronunciation: /əˈfraɪtɪŋ/

Definitions of affrighting

verb to cause fear or alarm; to frighten

Example Sentences

A1 The loud noise affrighted the small child.

A2 She was affrighted by the sudden appearance of a spider.

B1 The horror movie affrighted me so much that I couldn't sleep.

B2 The unexpected news affrighted the entire community.

C1 The prospect of war affrighted the nation's leaders.

C2 The thought of losing everything affrighted him to the core.

Examples of affrighting in a Sentence

formal The affrighting news of the impending natural disaster spread quickly throughout the community.

informal I found the horror movie to be quite affrighting.

slang That haunted house was totally affrighting, dude!

figurative The thought of failing the exam was affrighting, like a dark cloud looming over me.

Grammatical Forms of affrighting

• past tense: affrighted
• plural: affrightings
• comparative: more affrighting
• superlative: most affrighting
• present tense: affrights
• future tense: will affright
• perfect tense: have affrighted
• continuous tense: is affrighting
• singular: affrighting
• positive degree: affrighting
• infinitive: to affright
• gerund: affrighting
• participle: affrighting

Origin and Evolution of affrighting

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'affrighting' originated from Middle English, derived from the Old English word 'africton'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'affrighting' evolved to be used in a more literary or poetic context to convey a sense of fear or terror.