What does frightened mean?
Definitions for frightened
fright·ened
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word frightened.
Princeton's WordNet
frightened, scared(adj)
made afraid
"the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
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"
Wiktionary
frightened(Adjective)
afraid; suffering from fear.
Webster Dictionary
Frightened
of Frighten
British National Corpus
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
They are already in a really, really difficult spot, and having this kind of additional stress and worry about getting to and from the hospital, even though we are five blocks away because of safety concerns, is just doubling the strain, [We were] very concerned there was a lot of activity right in front of the house, people making choices that could put them at risk and put our families at risk so the staff was frightened.
We thought women were easily frightened, but that view has changed.
This is patently absurd but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.
I've met hundreds of people who have been diagnosed but are too frightened to talk about it because of the stigma that remains, it isn't a death sentence like it once was, but it is a social taboo.
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- atemoritCatalan, Valencian
- vystrašený, vyděšenýCzech
- bangeDanish
- furchtsam, erschrockenGerman
- atemorizadoSpanish
- peloissaan, kauhuissaanFinnish
- apeuré, effrayéFrench
- डरा हुआHindi
- ijedtHungarian
- kagetIndonesian
- hræddurIcelandic
- spaurito, allarmatoItalian
- 怖いJapanese
- შეშინებულიGeorgian
- pavefactus, timefactus, exterritus, proterritus, pallidus, formīdulōsus, perterritus, gelātus, territus, excītusLatin
- baangLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bangelijk, lafhartigDutch
- assustado, assombrado, amedrontadoPortuguese
- speriat, temătorRomanian
- испу́ганныйRussian
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