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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFRIGHTMENT

affrightment  [əˈfraɪtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFRIGHTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affrightment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFFRIGHTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of affrightment in the English dictionary

The first definition of affrightment in the dictionary is the act of causing fear or alarm. Other definition of affrightment is a cause of fear or alarm. Affrightment is also the condition of being alarmed or in a state of fear.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFRIGHTMENT


abatement
əˈbeɪtmənt
alightment
əˈlaɪtmənt
benightment
bɪˈnaɪtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
hyperexcitement
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈsaɪtmənt
incitement
ɪnˈsaɪtmənt
indictment
ɪnˈdaɪtmənt
inditement
ɪnˈdaɪtmənt
instatement
ɪnˈsteɪtmənt
invitement
ɪnˈvaɪtmənt
misstatement
ˈmɪsˈsteɪtmənt
overexcitement
ˌəʊvərɪkˈsaɪtmənt
reindictment
ˌriːɪnˈdaɪtmənt
reinstatement
ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtmənt
requitement
rɪˈkwaɪtmənt
restatement
ˌriːˈsteɪtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
understatement
ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFRIGHTMENT

affranchise
affranchisement
affrap
affray
affrayer
affreightment
affret
affricate
affrication
affricative
affright
affrightedly
affrighten
affrightful
affront
affronted
affrontee
affrontingly
affrontive
affusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFRIGHTMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
apartment
appointment
assortment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
department
disappointment
enactment
fire department
graphic design department
investment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
the treatment
treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of affrightment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affrightment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFRIGHTMENT

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The translations of affrightment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affrightment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

affrightment
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

affrightment
570 millions of speakers

English

affrightment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

affrightment
380 millions of speakers
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affrightment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

affrightment
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

affrightment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

affrightment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affrightment
220 millions of speakers

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Kejutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

affrightment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

affrightment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

affrightment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Affrightment
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

affrightment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

affrightment
75 millions of speakers

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समृद्धी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

affrightment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affrightment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

affrightment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

affrightment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

affrightment
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

affrightment
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

affrightment
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

affrightment
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

affrightment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affrightment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRIGHTMENT»

The term «affrightment» is used very little and occupies the 159.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRIGHTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affrightment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affrightment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affrightment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRIGHTMENT»

Discover the use of affrightment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affrightment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the ...
... and consume the same, to the great damage of the said J. R. to the great damage, terror and affrightment of all the liege subjects of our said lord the king near the said house then and there inhabiting and dwelling, and against the peace, &c.
Joseph Chitty, 1819
2
A Treatise on Criminal Pleading: With Precedents of ...
said I. R. to the great damage, terror, and affrightment of all the liege subjects of our said lord the king near the said house then and there inhabiting and dwelling, and against the pr ;i e, &c. (t). (Second count.) That the said I. S. being such ...
Thomas Starkie, 1814
3
Sir Walter Rawleighs Ghost, Or, Englands Forewarner: ...
Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time.
Thomas Scott, 2012
4
One hundred and ninety sermons on the Hundred and Nineteenth ...
3. The ground and reason of his fear, " I am afraid of thy judgments." 1st, The degree of his fear, "My flesh trembleth." The word samar Saint Jerome rendereth, Horrivilavil caro men ; my flesh is in horror and affrightment. Symmachus before him ...
Thomas Manton, 1845
5
The worthy communicant, a discourse of the nature, effects ...
It is a mysterious Elegancy that is in the Hebrew of the Old Testament ; when the Spirit of God would call any thing very great, or very excellent, he calls it [of the Lord ;] so the affrightment of the Lord ; that is a great affrightment fell upon them; ...
Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.), 1853
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The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to ...
Published ... with ... Occasional Notes, ... and an Appendix James Hammond Trumbull. great affrightment and terror of Goodwife Lay. Weh outrages, tho' we cannot but iudge cals vnto vs to be awakened and to take some speedy course for ...
James Hammond Trumbull, 1850
7
A Volume of English Miscellanies Illustrating the History ...
Affrightment, sb. Alarm. Scec. xvii. S.S. 1. 237. Newcastle-on-Tyne. 'The man refiecting upon what he had done, was struck with affrightment.' Affy, vb. obs. To trust or rely. Old Fr. after (M.). Scec. xv. York Mystery Plays, 374. 'My frendis that in  ...
James Raine, 1890
8
The golden grove; the Psalter; A collection of offices ... ...
It is a mysterious elegancy that is in the Hebrew of the Qld Testament a,--when the Spirit of God would call any thing very great, or very excellent, he calls it “ of the Lord :” so 'the affrightment of the Lord ;' that is, a great affrightment, fell upon ...
Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber, 1828
9
Publications of the Surtees Society
Affrightment, sb. Alarm. Sate. xvii. S.S. L 237. Newcastle-on-Tyne. 'The man reflecting upon what he had done, was struck with affrightment.' Affy, vb. obs. To trust or rely. Old Fr. after (M.). Scec. xv. York Mystery Plays, 374, 'My frendis that in my ...
Surtees Society
10
The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor ...: Worthy ...
of God would call any thing very great or very excellent, He calls it 'of the Lord;' so 'the affrightment of the Lord1/ that is, a great affrightment, fell upon them ; and the fearful fire that fell upon the shepherds and sheep of Job is called 'the fire of ...
Jeremy Taylor, Charles Page Eden, Reginald Heber, 1854

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFRIGHTMENT»

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Rochester police log
2:52 p.m. — Police are called to Hair Excitement's tanning room for there's affrightment — a lady won't respond, it's said! (She was just ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jun 15»

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