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The body voting no before the brain finishes reading the ballot.
means Feeling sudden fear or alarm in response to a real or imagined threat.
from From Old English fyrhto, fear, tied to a Germanic root for sudden terror; the verb to fright once stood proudly before frighten muscled in.
Built-in alarmThe amygdala reacts before conscious thought registers danger.
Pale truthBlood drains from skin to fuel fleeing muscles.
Older siblingFrighten is younger than its parent verb fright.