anxiety vs fright

anxiety

noun
  • An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. 

  • An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). 

  • A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. 

fright

noun
  • Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. 

  • A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. 

adj
  • frightened; afraid; affright 

How often have the words anxiety and fright occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )