frights

/fษนaษชts/

IPA: /F R AY1 T S/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.

verb
  1. 1

    To frighten.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fright, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frights