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adjective

Definition of affrightednext
as in frightened
filled with fear or dread the affrighted villagers ran in all directions at the first sight of the monster

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affrighted

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verb

past tense of affright
as in scared
to strike with fear a ghastly sight that would affright any person

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affrighted
  1. frightened
  2. terrified
  3. afraid
  4. scared
  5. alarmed
  6. fearful
Adjective
  • For the 34th time in two years cops have been called by frightened neighbors or Hollis herself to quell the volcanic quarrels inside Peppermill Apartments unit B-312.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • My friends were confused by my abrupt stop and the frightened and befuddled look on my face — except for one, whose eyes were also bulging wide.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrified
Adjective
  • Some children might regress to an earlier stage of development, becoming afraid of going to school and leaving their parents.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In need of a way to raise funds, but afraid of the political consequences of implementing new taxes, state lawmakers opted to experiment with a lottery.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of afraid
Adjective
  • Read Next Florida Shelter thought dog was scared — but something else was wrong.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Thirty years ago, Blake was himself a scared kid.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of scared
Adjective
  • Confused and more alarmed, Rippy walked toward Mack’s bedroom, reached in and found a light switch.
    Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Felecia, having once listened to a podcast that characterized the diagnosis as controversial, grew alarmed.
    Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of alarmed
Adjective
  • His lack of regard for democratic and institutional norms is overlooked by a large part of the population, and certain friendly and fearful media players.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • In the later stages of the disease, deer become starved, weak and less fearful of humans.
    Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of fearful
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