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affrighted

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verb

past tense of affright

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for affrighted
Adjective
  • Audience noises at the NRG Stadium in Houston went from frightened gasps to applause as the descent was completed.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 June 2025
  • Things were hectic in the mall, Stain, 45, said, with lots of frightened people running to the exits.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Don't be afraid to talk about your fears with family members, friends, a counselor or others who can offer emotional support.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • The revelation helps explain why the giant snakes — which can grow to 18 feet in Florida — are not afraid to swallow creatures that are nearly equal in size, experts say.
    Mark Price July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • An officer said the man was dehydrated, confused and scared when he was rescued, according to WBZ.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • All small business owners suffer financially when their employees are taken or too scared to come to work.
    Billal Rahman Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Just like Netanyahu manufactured this war to destroy diplomacy, the world should be highly alarmed about increasing attempts by the failing Israeli regime to get others to bail it out and to expand the flames to the region and beyond.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • And when the internet bloomed, people grew alarmed that easy access to information would erode our capacity for concentration and contemplation.
    Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • The restaurant industry — which has long maintained a status quo of hiring immigrants — is finding creative solutions to support fearful staff.
    Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • In Jewish Insider, Gabby Deutsch talks to the Democrats who are fearful about what the Mamdani win means.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
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“Affrighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affrighted. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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