affrighten
verb/əˈfɹaɪtən/
Etymology From a- + fright + -en.
1
Archaic To frighten.
- Fit tales […] to affrighten babes.1794, Robert Southey, Frederic:
- He clung affrightened to his master's knee:1810, George Crabbe, The Borough:
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