Another word for fright

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fright

n.

Alarm
panic, terror, fear, horror; see fear 1.
*A person or thing of unattractive or startling appearance
eyesore, monstrosity, pitiable object, frump, horror*, sight*; see also ugliness. See syn. study at fear.

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Another word for fright

noun

Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
affright, alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fearfulness, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation. (Slang) cold feet. Idiom: fear and trembling. See fear
(Informal)
An unsightly object:
mess, monstrosity, ugliness. (Informal) sight, ugly. See beautiful

verb

(Archaic)

To fill with fear:

affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify², startle, terrify, terrorize. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly (or stiff), scare the daylights out of. See fear