fright·ened
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Definition of frightened
: feeling fear : made to feel afraid
a badly frightened child The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened.— Anna Sewell
Synonyms & Antonyms for frightened
Synonyms
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- aghast,
- alarmed,
- fearful,
- horrified,
- horror-struck,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- scared,
- scary,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- terrified,
- terrorized
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“Frightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightened. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of frightened was in 1591
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