chieffright

noun
UK /ˈtʃiːf.fraɪt/
US /ˈtʃiːf.fraɪt/

A chieffright is the biggest, scariest scare a person can give.

The haunted house saved its chieffright for the very last room.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The leader of a group of playful monsters who plans the scares.

The chieffright told all the ghosts where to hide.

3. A sudden feeling of great fear that comes all at once.

A chieffright washed over him when the lights went out.

4. Something that is the most frightening of its kind.

That roller coaster is the chieffright of the whole park.