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# fright

«fright» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (fright, frights)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A fright is a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m1)

2) A fright is something that makes you suddenly afraid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m2)

3) Stage fright is the fear some people feel before performing in front of an audience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m3)

4) Old use: someone who looks very untidy or strange: I look a fright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, sudden frights build suspense (a door slams, a shadow moves). In science (the body), a fright causes a rush of adrenaline: faster heartbeat, jumping, gasping. In everyday life: Halloween frights; playing jokes that give people a fright is not fun if it upsets them; stage fright before school plays is normal and gets better with practice and deep breathing. Phrases: give someone a fright, get a fright, take fright, stage fright, nearly died of fright.

### examples

- You gave me a fright jumping out like that! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x1)
- I got a fright when the thunder crashed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x2)
- The horse took fright and galloped away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x3)
- Many actors get stage fright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x4)
- My heart was pounding with fright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x5)
- Don't give the baby a fright with loud noises. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x6)
- He was pale, and trembling with fright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/#x7)

### note

Countable: frights. Adjective: frightened (feeling fear), frightening (causing fear); verb: frighten. Not the same as «freight» (goods carried by trucks, ships or trains), which sounds different: «frayt».

### In the corpora

- [Stage fright is very common, even for famous actors; slow deep breaths and good practice help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/28-the-school-play-auditions-lines-stage-fright/7/)
- [An animal woken by a sudden touch may snap in fright before it knows who you are.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/19/)
- [Almost everyone feels stage fright; practising and slow breathing help, and the fear often fades once you start.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/90-facing-fears/5/)
- [He held the finger under cold water, but the fright and the guilt stayed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/8/)
- [Fireworks and firecrackers thrown at people or houses can cause burns, fires and great fright, especially to old people and animals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/365-confession-prayer-and-making-amends-at-church/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fright» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.