effrayé

See also: effraye

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

effrayé (feminine effrayée, masculine plural effrayés, feminine plural effrayées)

1. past participle of effrayer; frightened

Adjective

effrayé

1. (heraldry) of a quadruped, especially a horse: represented standing on its hind legs, and giving the impression of beating the air with its front legs

Usage notes

• Compare acculé (of a quadruped, especially a horse), cabré (of a horse), effaré (of a horse), effarouché (of a cat), forcené (of a horse), furieux (of a bull).

Further reading

• “effrayé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.