Affright

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.a. Affrighted.

II. Affright ·noun The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.

III. Affright ·vt To impress with sudden fear; to Frighten; to Alarm.

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