affray

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

affrays

V_ing/Gerund

affraying

V_ed/pp

affrayedafray

1.
(archaic, transitive)To startle from quiet; to alarm.
2.
(archaic, transitive)To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

affraysafray

1.
(countable, uncountable)The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.
A 22-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident for affray towards attending paramedics.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
The patient, who had a full view of the skirmish, was so tickled at the affray, that he burst into a laughter, which broke the quinsey, and cured him.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
The affray in the busy marketplace caused great terror and disorder.
4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Terror.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

fray brawl alarm terror frightfray, brawlalarm, terror, fright

Cùng gốc / liên quan

affrayerafraid

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English affraien (to terrify, frighten), borrowed from afrayer (to terrify, disquiet, disturb) and Old French effreer, esfreer (to disturb, remove the peace from) (compare modern French effrayer), from *exfridāre.