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. Lisa Mitchell:

   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.

2. Abu Hazaa:

   We thought women were easily frightened, but that view has changed.

3. Bertrand Russell:

   This is patently absurd but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

4. Jules Renard:

   There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

5. Andrew Keates:

   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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