: feeling fear : made to feel afraid
a badly frightened child
The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened.—
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I am frightened of the dark
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And this week, there’s a very nice sequence in which Matty walks a frightened Zoey, step-by-step, through what to expect when she gets arrested.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Igor tries to subdue Ani, who's frightened and enraged, kicking and screaming at the prospect of being separated from her new husband.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
But still, seeing Raducanu so clearly frightened and discomfited hits like a ton of bricks.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
In it, Hanks dons a red MAGA hat and becomes frightened when Black game show host Kenan Thompson approaches him for a friendly handshake.
—EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Igor tries to subdue Ani, who's frightened and enraged, kicking and screaming at the prospect of being separated from her new husband.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
But still, seeing Raducanu so clearly frightened and discomfited hits like a ton of bricks.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
In it, Hanks dons a red MAGA hat and becomes frightened when Black game show host Kenan Thompson approaches him for a friendly handshake.
—EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frightened
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“Frightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightened. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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