: 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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The family is frightened, but the soldiers aren’t there to terrorize them.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Financial markets have crashed, consumers are frightened, and deals are paralyzed.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Among the frightened students was 9-year-old Niles Thompson, who, in a desperate attempt to escape the flames, lept from a second-story window.
—Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Inside, the staff scrambles for cover and a frightened woman and child are seen hiding behind a buffet counter.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Financial markets have crashed, consumers are frightened, and deals are paralyzed.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Among the frightened students was 9-year-old Niles Thompson, who, in a desperate attempt to escape the flames, lept from a second-story window.
—Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
Inside, the staff scrambles for cover and a frightened woman and child are seen hiding behind a buffet counter.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.
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