: 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.—
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I am frightened of the dark
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When a deputy arrived, the victim was shaking and frightened, the complaint said.
—Dylan Gentile, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Smoke and dust filled the rooms, and Hassan scrambled to rush his frightened children outside.
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—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Dylan Gentile, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
The next night, her sister Gwen said Selonia became frightened when a relative who was visiting Selonia spotted Jimmy Ray Barnes near her home.
—Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
Smoke and dust filled the rooms, and Hassan scrambled to rush his frightened children outside.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
That takes some fortitude, when world trade is on the verge of collapse, consumers are frightened and businesses can’t plan anything.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frightened
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“Frightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightened. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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