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affrighted

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verb

past tense of affright

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for affrighted
Adjective
  • Investigators believe other potential victims may be too frightened to report similar attacks.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • School staff gathered the students in the cafeteria during the lockdown and tried to keep the frightened kids calm, said a school employee who refused to give an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter their name.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 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
  • Make sure to water regularly, especially in warmer months, and don’t be afraid to switch out plants seasonally to keep your containers fresh.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t be afraid to give your rooms multiple purposes Take advantage of the various nooks and crannies in your home.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The guys in there aren’t scared of these challenges.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Things were changing, and people—some people at least—were scared.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • So, when President Trump recently declared that only English was to be the official language of the U.S., many Indigenous language advocates became alarmed.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The trailer ends with the first footage of Nuñez back in character as Oscar, looking alarmed to see the cameras at his workplace.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Superficially courteous and casually racist, Jimmer is an old school authority figure, from his wide-brimmed hat to his work boots, and he’s presented as a fearful impediment to Marshall’s mission right from the jump.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Traveling to England, he was incarcerated by a government fearful of seeing their monarchy overthrown at home as abroad.
    Matthew Redmond August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Affrighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affrighted. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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