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fright·ened
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Princeton's WordNet
frightened, scaredadjective
made afraid
"the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightenedadjective
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
"became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
Wiktionary
frightenedadjective
afraid; suffering from fear.
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frightened
Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat perceived as a risk to oneself. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response), which in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) can be a freeze response or paralysis. In humans and other animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus, fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia. Fear is closely related to the emotion anxiety, which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable. The fear response serves survival by engendering appropriate behavioral responses, so it has been preserved throughout evolution. Sociological and organizational research also suggests that individuals' fears are not solely dependent on their nature but are also shaped by their social relations and culture, which guide their understanding of when and how much fear to feel.Fear is sometimes incorrectly considered the opposite of courage. For the reason that courage is a willingness to face adversity, fear is an example of a condition that makes the exercise of courage possible.
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frightened
Frightened is an adjective that describes a state of being scared, anxious, or alarmed due to perceived danger or threat. It may involve physical reactions like shaking, sweating, or feeling like your heart is beating faster than usual, as well as emotional responses such as feeling terrified, fearful or panicked.
Webster Dictionary
Frightened
of Frighten
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4654
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2613
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Adjectives Frequency: #589
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frightened in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frightened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of frightened in a Sentence
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
Teenagers have been having fights, including fights involving knives, for eons. We do not need police to address these situationsby showing up to the scene and using a weapon against one of the teenagers. TUCKER CARLSON: JURY VERDICT IN DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL A CRY OF 'PLEASE DON'T HURT US' Everyone should be frightened that the ruling [W]hite elite have done such a thoroughly successful job of not only disconnecting us from the means of basic self-sufficiency, but also convincing us we need armed [W]hite officers to manage our children and communities.
This makes me worry that people will be unnecessarily frightened about these vaccines.
We have heard from countless Maine voters who were confused and even frightened their votes did not count due to computer-engineered rank voting.
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- atemoritCatalan, Valencian
- vyděšený, vystrašenýCzech
- bangeDanish
- erschrocken, furchtsamGerman
- atemorizadoSpanish
- kauhuissaan, peloissaanFinnish
- apeuré, effrayéFrench
- डरा हुआHindi
- ijedtHungarian
- kagetIndonesian
- hræddurIcelandic
- spaurito, allarmatoItalian
- 怖いJapanese
- შეშინებულიGeorgian
- pallidus, pavefactus, exterritus, excītus, territus, gelātus, timefactus, proterritus, perterritus, formīdulōsusLatin
- baangLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bangelijk, lafhartigDutch
- assombrado, amedrontado, assustadoPortuguese
- temător, speriatRomanian
- испу́ганныйRussian
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