Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - frigging

fright ~ n 1 the feeling you have when something frightens you  (give sb a fright (=do something that makes someone feel afraid))  (You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that! | get/have a fright)  (I got an awful fright when your dog rushed out at me. | get/have the fright of your life (=to feel extremely afraid)) 2 a feeling of fear  (The child was wild with fright and began to scream.) 3 take fright to be very afraid of something, especially so that you run away from it  (The bird took fright and flew away.) 4 look a fright old-fashioned to look untidy or unattractive  (- see also stage fright)