frayeur

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

frayeur

from the Latin fragorem (loud noise, crash, tumult), which gave the root frëor (tumult) in Old French. the modern meaning is due to a semantic association with the verb effrayer (to frighten).

Definition

Synonym

effroi

Plural

frayeurs

Translations

  • germangerman:Angst
  • italianitalian:spavento
  • swedishswedish:fasa