Affrightment
Pronunciation : Af*fright"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [Archaic] Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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