thrill vs fright
fright vs thrillthrill and fright both are nouns.
thrill and fright both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thrill | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fright | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
fright is a hypernym of
thrill; that is, fright is a
word with a broader meaning than thrill:
- thrill: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Other hypernyms of thrill include
fear, fearfulness.
| thrill (noun) | fright (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
| the swift release of a store of affective force | |
| an almost pleasurable sensation of fright |
| thrill (verb) | fright (verb) |
|---|---|
| fill with sublime emotion | cause fear in |
| feel sudden intense sensation or emotion | |
| tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | |
| cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input |
Words related to "thrill"
Words related to "fright"
- affright
- afraid
- alarm
- appal
- appall
- apprehension
- apprehensiveness
- awe
- bluff
- chill
- cold sweat
- consternate
- consternation
- creeps
- dismay
- dread
- emotion
- excite
- fear
- fearfulness
- fearless
- frighten
- frisson
- horrify
- horror
- hysteria
- intimidate
- intimidation
- panic
- panic attack
- quiver
- scare
- scare the bejesus
- shake
- shake up
- shiver
- shudder
- spook
- stage fright
- stimulate
- stir
- terrify
- terror
- terrorise
- terrorize
- thrill
- timidity
- timidness
- timorousness
- tingle
- unafraid
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