Affright, n. Terror, fear, fright, alarm, dismay, consternation, panic.

Affront, v. a.

    1. Insult, abuse, outrage.
    2. Offend, displease, irritate, provoke, chafe, fret, vex, annoy, pique, nettle, anger, gall, miff (colloq.), give offence to, make angry, put to shame, confound, bring to confusion, put out of countenance, shame.
    3. Meet, strike upon, strike, come in contact with, smite, smite upon.

Affront, n.

    1. Insult, abuse, contumely, indignity, outrage, injury, wrong, ill-treatment, ill-turn.
    2. Provocation, offence, vexation, irritation, annoyance.
    3. Shame, disgrace, degradation, sense of shame.

Affusion, n. Sprinkling, bedewing.

Afoot, ad.

    1. On foot.
    2. Preparing, forthcoming, in preparation, in course of preparation, on the carpet, on the tapis, on the anvil.

Aforementioned, a. See aforesaid.

Aforesaid, a. Said before, aforementioned, before-mentioned, fore-named, above-mentioned, above- named.

Aforethought, a. Premeditated, prepense, deliberate, considerate, well-considered, with forethought, sober, collected, calm, reflective.

A fortiori. [L.] With stronger reason, for a still stronger reason, all the more, still more surely, by so much the more.

Afraid, a. Fearful, haunted with fear, filled with fear, timid, apprehensive, distrustful, anxious, alarmed.

Afresh, ad. Anew, newly, again, over again, de novo.

Aft, ad. (Naut.) Abaft, astern, behind, back. rearward, in the rear.

After, prep.

    1. Subsequent to, later than.

  By PanEris using Melati.

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