fright vs thrill

thrill vs fright

fright and thrill both are nouns.

fright and thrill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fright	Yes	No	Yes	No
thrill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, thrill is a hyponym of fright; that is, thrill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fright:

fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
thrill: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Other hyponyms of fright include alarm, consternation, dismay, creeps, chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, tingle, horror, hysteria, affright, panic, terror, panic attack, scare, stage fright, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity, timidness, timorousness, intimidation.

fright (noun)	thrill (noun)
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)	something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
	the swift release of a store of affective force
	an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

fright (verb)	thrill (verb)
cause fear in	fill with sublime emotion
	feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
	tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
	cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input

Difference between fright and thrill

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