noun
- plural of fright; sudden intense fears or feelings of alarm
- things or people that are shocking or disturbing in appearance
Usage: informal
Examples
- The haunted house gave us several frights during our visit.
- She had terrible frights about flying before her first airplane trip.
- The sudden thunderclap caused frights among the small children.
- Halloween decorations are designed to give people harmless frights.
- After the accident, he experienced frequent frights while driving.
- The old abandoned building looked like something out of people’s worst frights.