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affrighten

/əˈfɹaɪtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-fright-en
IPA
/əˈfɹaɪtən/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To frighten.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a- + fright + -en.

Usage

Inflected Forms

affrightens (present, singular) affrightening (participle, present) affrightened (participle, past) affrightened (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce affrighten?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfɹaɪtən/.
What does affrighten mean?
To frighten.
Where does affrighten come from?
From a- + fright + -en.

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