The quality of being frightful.

plural of frightfulness

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

(archaic, transitive) To frighten.

(rare) frightened; afraid; affright

Afraid, frightened. / Timid, fearful, easily frightened. / Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming. / (hyperbolic) Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).

(dialect) Frightfully; very.

plural of fright

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fright

simple past tense and past participle of fright