affrightment

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation. obsolete,uncountable
  2. A cause of fear. obsolete,uncountable
  3. Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened. archaic,uncountable
    — Passionate words or blows from the tutor, fill the child's mind with terrour and affrightment; which immediately takes it wholly up, and leaves no room for other impressions.

词源

From affright + -ment.
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