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- Dictionaryfright·ened/ˈfrītnd/
adjective
- 1. afraid or anxious: "a frightened child"
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feeling fear or worry: get frightened She gets frightened when he shouts at her. The police officer found a frightened child in the hut. frightened of Are you frightened of spiders? frightened that I was frightened that you would fall. I was frightened our friendship would be over if I told her about Marsha.
The meaning of FRIGHTENED is feeling fear : made to feel afraid. How to use frightened in a sentence.
Frightened definition: thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified. See examples of FRIGHTENED used in a sentence.
If you are frightened/ scared about something/ doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen. terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
Someone who's frightened is scared or anxious. A frightened camper might tremble with fear as she listens to the scary campfire stories her counselor tells. When you're frightened, you feel fearful — you might be frightened of thunderstorms or frightened of strange dogs.
(fraɪtənd ) adjective B1. If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen. She was frightened of flying. [+ of] Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened. [ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]
1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing. v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily. fright′en·er n. fright′en·ing·ly adv. Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic.
Definition of frightened adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. afraid or nervous: I've always been frightened of going to the dentist. [ + (that) ] Gerry was frightened that people would laugh at him. Fewer examples. He's frightened of spiders. You don't need to be frightened. I was too frightened to say anything. I'm still frightened about going out at night.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fright‧ened /ˈfraɪtnd/ S3 adjective feeling afraid SYN scared Don’t be frightened. We’re not going to hurt you. frightened of I was frightened of being left by myself in the house.