Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 26 compound words that contain fright. The most common are listed below. Open fright in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- stage frightA state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.
- fright wigA wig, usually worn for humorous or novelty effect, having voluminous, frizzy, long hair, suggesting the hair "standing on end" of a person who is extremely frightened or who has experienced a powerful electric shock.
- mike frightAlternative form of mic fright: The fear of speaking (usually on stage) using a microphone.
- age frightThe fear of getting older.
- snake-frightA fear of snakes; ophiophobia.
- camera frightA state of nervousness caused by appearing or performing in front of a live camera.
- speech frightThe fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations.
- take frightTo suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
- fright diseaseSynonym of canine hysteria: A disorder of dogs, involving senseless barking, fits of running, etc., apparently caused by an ingested toxin.
- fright-wigsplural of fright-wig: A wig, usually worn for humorous or novelty effect, having voluminous, frizzy, long hair, suggesting the hair "standing on end" of a person who is extremely frightened or who has experienced a powerful electric shock.
- mic frightThe fear of speaking (usually on stage) using a microphone.
- page frightA writer's feeling of anxiety when faced with a blank page and uncertain how to begin writing.
- taken frightpast participle of take fright: To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
- takes frightthird-person singular simple present indicative of take fright: To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
- taking frightpresent participle and gerund of take fright
- took frightsimple past of take fright
- looked a frightsimple past and past participle of look a fright
- looking a frightpresent participle and gerund of look a fright
- job frightThe fear of losing a job.
- look a frightTo look terrible, to look very dishevelled.
- plane frightFear of planes, especially fear of air-travel on planes.
- looks a frightthird-person singular simple present indicative of look a fright: To look terrible, to look very dishevelled.
Compound words 26
- frightenTo cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
- frightfulFull of fright, whether
- affrightGreat fear, terror, fright.
- nightfrightFear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia
- frightmareSomeone or something extremely unattractive.
- befrightTo fill with fright; make afraid; scare; frighten
- frightlessFree from fright; fearless.
- frightsomeMarked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
- frightmentfear, the feeling of being afraid
- frightfestAn event, dramatic work, etc. that is very frightening.