Affright Af·fright" noun 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear , or apprehension , perhaps less than terror .

He looks behind him with affright , and forward with despair.
Goldsmith.

2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread. B. Jonson.

Affrightedly Af·fright"ed·ly adverb With fright. Drayton.

Affrighten Af·fright"en transitive verb To frighten. [ Archaic] "Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes." Southey.

Affrighter Af·fright"er noun One who frightens. [ Archaic]

Affrightful Af·fright"ful adjective Terrifying; frightful. -- Af*fright"ful*ly , adverb [ Archaic]

Bugbears or affrightful apparitions.
Cudworth.

Affrightment Af·fright"ment noun Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [ Archaic]

Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment .
Locke.

Affront Af·front" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Affronted ; present participle & verbal noun Affronting .] [ Old French afronter , French affronter , to confront, Late Latin affrontare to strike against, from Latin ad + frons forehead, front. See Front .] 1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face. [ Obsolete]

All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant.
Holland.

That he, as 't were by accident, may here
Affront Ophelia.
Shak.

2. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [ Archaic]

3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.

How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius?
Addison.

Syn. -- To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight; defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.

Affront Af·front" noun [ Confer French affront , from affronter .] 1. An encounter either friendly or hostile. [ Obsolete]

I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded
On hostile ground, none daring my affront .
Milton.

2. Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.

Offering an affront to our understanding.
Addison.

3. An offense to one's self-respect; shame. Arbuthnot.

Syn. -- Affront , Insult , Outrage . An affront is a designed mark of disrespect, usually in the presence of others. An insult is a personal attack either by words or actions, designed to humiliate or degrade. An outrage is an act of extreme and violent insult or abuse. An affront piques and mortifies; an insult irritates and provokes; an outrage wounds and injures.

Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an affront . When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other insults . Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of outrages .
Crabb.

Affronté Af·fron·té" adjective [ French affronté , past participle ] (Her.) Face to face, or front to front; facing.

Affrontedly Af·front"ed·ly adverb Shamelessly. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Affrontee Af·fron·tee" noun One who receives an affront. Lytton.

Affronter Af·front"er noun One who affronts, or insults to the face.

Affrontingly Af·front"ing·ly adverb In an affronting manner.

Affrontive Af·front"ive adjective Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.

How affrontive it is to despise mercy.
South.

Affrontiveness Af·front"ive·ness (ăf*frŭnt"ĭv*nĕs) noun The quality that gives an affront or offense. [ R.] Bailey.

Affuse Af·fuse" (ăf*fūz") transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Affused (-fūzd"); present participle & verbal noun Affusing ] [ Latin affusus , past participle of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere . See Fuse .] To pour out or upon. [ R.]

I first affused water upon the compressed beans.
Boyle.

Affusion Af·fu"sion (ăf*fū"zhŭn) noun [ Confer French affusion .] The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Dunglison.

Affy Af·fy" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Affied ; present participle Affying .] [ Old French afier , Late Latin affidare . Confer Affiance .] 1. To confide (one's self to , or in ); to trust. [ Obsolete]

2. To betroth or espouse; to affiance. [ Obsolete] Shak.

3. To bind in faith. [ Obsolete] Bp. Montagu.

Affy Af·fy" intransitive verb To trust or confide. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Afghan Af"ghan adjective Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.

Afghan Af"ghan noun 1. A native of Afghanistan.

2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.

Afield A·field" adverb [ Prefix a- + field .] 1. To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield ." Milton.

How jocund did they drive their team afield !
Gray.

2. Out of the way; astray.

Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty- five!
Trollope.

Afire A·fire" (ȧ*fīr") adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + fire .] On fire.

Aflame A·flame" (ȧ*flām") adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flame .] In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. G. Eliot.

Aflat A·flat" (ȧ*flăt") adverb [ Prefix a- + flat .] Level with the ground; flat. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Aflaunt A·flaunt" (ȧ*flant") adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flaunt .] In a flaunting state or position. Copley.

Aflicker A·flick"er (ȧ*flĭk"ẽr) adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flicker .] In a flickering state.

Afloat A·float" (ȧ*flōt") adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + float .] 1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.

On such a full sea are we now afloat .
Shak.

2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat .

3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat .

Afloat A·float" adverb & adjective Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat .

Aflow A·flow" (ȧ*flō") adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flow .] Flowing.

Their founts aflow with tears.
R. Browning.

Aflush A·flush" (ȧ*flŭsh") adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flush , noun ] In a flushed or blushing state.

Aflush A·flush" adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flush , adjective ] On a level.

The bank is . . . aflush with the sea.
Swinburne.

Aflutter A·flut"ter adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + flutter .] In a flutter; agitated.

Afoam A·foam" adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + foam .] In a foaming state; as, the sea is all afoam .

Afoot A·foot" adverb [ Prefix a- + foot .] 1. On foot.

We 'll walk afoot a while.
Shak.

2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.

The matter being afoot .
Shak.

Afore A·fore" adverb [ Middle English afore , aforn , Anglo-Saxon onforan or ætforan ; prefix a- + fore .] 1. Before. [ Obsolete]

If he have never drunk wine afore .
Shak.

2. (Nautical) In the fore part of a vessel.

Afore A·fore" preposition 1. Before (in all its senses). [ Archaic]

2. (Nautical) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass.

Afore the mast , among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.

Aforecited A·fore"cit`ed adjective Named or quoted before.

Aforegoing A·fore"go`ing adjective Goīng before; foregoing.

Aforehand A·fore"hand` adverb Beforehand; in anticipation. [ Archaic or Dial .]

She is come aforehand to anoint my body.
Mark xiv. 8.

Aforehand A·fore"hand` adjective Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to behindhand . [ Archaic or Dial.]

Aforehand in all matters of power.
Bacon.

Aforementioned A·fore"men`tioned adjective Previously mentioned; before-mentioned. Addison.

Aforenamed A·fore"named` adjective Named before. Peacham.

Aforesaid A·fore"said` adjective Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.

Aforethought A·fore"thought` adjective Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought , which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier.

Aforethought A·fore"thought` noun Premeditation.

Aforetime A·fore"time` adverb In time past; formerly. "He prayed . . . as he did aforetime ." Dan. vi. 10.

Afoul A·foul" adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + foul .] In collision; entangled. Totten.

To run afoul of , to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.

Afraid A·fraid" p. adjective [ Middle English afrayed , affraide , past participle of afraien to affray. See Affray , and confer Afeard .] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [ Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid ." Milton.

» This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened . It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. "I am afraid to die." "I am afraid he will chastise me." "Be not afraid that I your hand should take." Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.

Syn. -- Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.

Afreet Af"reet noun Same as Afrit .

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