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frightened

  • adjective
  • frigh·tened
  • /ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/

Afraid; suffering from fear.

Example

“She looked very much frightened of the storm.”

Synonyms

  • scared

Related words

  • frightenedly
  • frightenedness
  • frightened rabbit
  • unfrightened

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “frightened” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.