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- Dictionaryfrightened/ˈfrʌɪtnd/
adjective
- 1. afraid or anxious: "a frightened child"
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B1. feeling fear or worry: get frightened She gets frightened when he shouts at her. The police officer found a frightened child in the hut. frightened of Are you frightened of spiders? frightened that I was frightened that you would fall. I was frightened our friendship would be over if I told her about Marsha.
The meaning of FRIGHTENED is feeling fear : made to feel afraid. How to use frightened in a sentence.
Frightened definition: thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified. See examples of FRIGHTENED used in a sentence.
Definition of frightened adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Someone who's frightened is scared or anxious. A frightened camper might tremble with fear as she listens to the scary campfire stories her counselor tells. When you're frightened, you feel fearful — you might be frightened of thunderstorms or frightened of strange dogs.
1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing. v.intr. To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily. fright′en·er n. fright′en·ing·ly adv. Synonyms: frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic.
frightened. – Learner’s Dictionary. I've always been frightened of going to the dentist. [ + (that) ] Gerry was frightened that people would laugh at him. He's frightened of spiders. You don't need to be frightened. I was too frightened to say anything. I'm still frightened about going out at night.
B1. afraid or nervous: I've always been frightened of going to the dentist. [ + (that) ] Gerry was frightened that people would laugh at him. Fewer examples. He's frightened of spiders. You don't need to be frightened. I was too frightened to say anything. I'm still frightened about going out at night.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fright‧ened /ˈfraɪtnd/ S3 adjective feeling afraid SYN scared Don’t be frightened. We’re not going to hurt you. frightened of I was frightened of being left by myself in the house.
