What does frightened mean?
Frightened means Afraid; suffering from fear..
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/ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/ · adjective
Afraid; suffering from fear..
She looked very much frightened of the storm.
He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.[…]But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
The elephant was frightened by mice.
Use frightened when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Frightened means Afraid; suffering from fear..
Common synonyms include terrified, scared, panic-stricken, panicked.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She looked very much frightened of the storm.
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