fright

Noun

• an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Verb

• cause fear in
  • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
    
  • Ghosts could never affright her
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fear , fearfulness , frighten , scare , affright
• Antonyms: 
  fearlessness , bravery