frightened
- adjective
- /ˈfraɪtənd/
- She was frightened when she saw the dark shadow move across the room.
- I'M frightened
She never once complained, she never once got frightened, she never cried.
- She never once complained, she never once got frightened, she never cried.
- So Jews feel frightened, I think for legitimate reasons.
- You're not frightened by it, you're not amazed by it.
- But it's you can understand where people get frightened and really they try.
- Early on, she says she's frightened, Tenor said.
- Well, if you think that people won't behave unless they're frightened, maybe you'd think that.
- We don't get too of, you know, frightened of reprimand.
- I was frightened, you know, it was more of a creepy uncle.
- So when people hear the word psychedelic, often they are frightened by, it's about loss of control.
- I was too, too scared to be frightened anymore.
- I believe that on one of your chores you got so frightened by ghost stories you couldn't sleep.
- I will not be bowed and I will not be frightened out of doing what I am doing.
- How do you build more faith while you you do what you're frightened to do?
- She's she's truly frightened and she just doesn't know what she's seeing and what's going on.
Examples
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I believe that on one of your chores you got so frightened by ghost stories you couldn't sleep.
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Glitz, Ladies and gentlemen, to those among you are easily frightened, we suggest you turn away now.
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When I would hear Spanish, I would just get frightened, right?
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And and this dog got frightened and hid under the bed.
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I'd never in my life felt frightened and I felt very frightened.
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I was frightened, you know, it was more of a creepy uncle.
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Chuck and Rhett are frightened of Link every time he takes his glasses off.
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The problem is that they are frightened, they're isolated, they're being threatened.
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She's she's truly frightened and she just doesn't know what she's seeing and what's going on.
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I'M SITTING IN A ROOM FULL OF VERY HELPLESS, VERY FRIGHTENED PEOPLE.
Synonyms
Feeling fear or worry about something
Feeling afraid because you think something bad might happen
Feeling afraid of things like the dark or loud noises and wanting to avoid them
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
So frightened that you cannot move or speak
Feeling worried that something bad will happen
So frightened that you cannot move or think clearly
Feeling sudden, strong fear that makes you act without thinking
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
Feeling sudden, strong fear that makes it hard to think or act calmly
Suddenly afraid or worried because you think something bad might happen
Suddenly very afraid and acting without thinking
Feeling very shocked and afraid after seeing something frightening
Suddenly feeling very frightened
Suddenly very afraid and unable to think clearly
Feeling afraid and not confident because someone seems scary
Antonyms
How Afraid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frightened comes from fright ('sudden fear') plus the ending -en ('to make'), so it first meant 'made afraid'. That's why frightened now means 'feeling or showing fear'.