| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A sudden and involuntary movement: bolt, jump, start. See MOVE. | | VERB: | 1. To fill with fear: affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify2, terrify, terrorize. Archaic : fright. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly (or stiff) , scare the daylights out of. See FEAR. 2. To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock: electrify, jolt, shock1. See EXCITE, SURPRISE. 3. To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual: amaze, astonish, astound, awe, surprise. Idioms: catch (or take) unawares, take aback. See SURPRISE.
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