Definitions for frightened
fright·ened

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1. frightened, scared(adj)

   made afraid

   "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

2. panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened(adj)

   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"

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1. frightened(Adjective)

   afraid; suffering from fear.

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1. Frightened

   of Frighten

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4654

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2613

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Adjectives Frequency: #589

How to pronounce frightened?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say frightened in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightened in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of frightened in a Sentence

1. Brendan Conley:

   We have heard from countless Maine voters who were confused and even frightened their votes did not count due to computer-engineered rank voting.

2. Miep Gies:

   ‘It was the fourth of August. It was quiet in the office. We were working and I happened to look up. The door opened and a small man entered. He pointed the revolver in his hand at me and said 'Stay seated! Don't move!' Of course I was frozen with fear. He closed the door and left again. I couldn't see or hear what happened after that because I was ordered to stay at my desk. Later I heard everyone coming downstairs, very slowly. They had been able to pack in the meantime. I wasn't allowed to go to the window, I had to stay in my seat. And I did that. Afterwards, Bep and I went upstairs to the Franks’ bedroom. And there we saw Anne's diary lying on the ground. 'Let's pick it up', I said, because Bep stood there looking in a daze. I said 'Pick it up, pick it up, let's get out of here!', because we were so frightened! We went downstairs and there we were, Bep and I. 'Now what, Bep?' Then she said: 'You're the oldest. You should keep it.' That seemed right.’

3. John Cage:

   I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

4. Talia Sclafani:

   There were lots of people crying. Some were vomiting. People were really frightened.

5. Emeasoba George:

   Adaptation according to biology means the adjustment of an organism in order to survive in its environment. Similarly, humans are meant to adjust and adapt to challenges of their lifetimes in order to survive and excel eventually. Yes! of course, you shouldn't be frightened by challenges of any kind. Rather, confront your challenges by all means possible until you surmount them and then emerge a success as well.

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