Fright
Scared
Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
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- Hermione believes this is why people die when they see "the Grim"; since it's believed to be an omen of Death, many people get so scared to see it that they die of fright.
Source: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - Fright Deathtrap: His locked room mysteries, which might be called "howdunnits", included a couple like this, where the mystery was largely just how the victims had been scared to their deaths.
Source: Literature / Dr Gideon Fell -
People usually run with fright at his sight, and even Bob is scared of him first.
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