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- Dictionaryfraught/frɔːt/
adjective
- 1. (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable): "marketing any new product is fraught with danger" Similar
- 2. causing or affected by anxiety or stress: "there was a fraught silence" Similar Opposite
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FRAUGHT definition: 1. full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers: 2. causing or having extreme worry or…. Learn more.
: full of or accompanied by something specified used with with. a situation fraught with danger. The paper was poorly researched and is fraught with errors. 2. : causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy. a fraught relationship. 3. archaic. : laden. b. : well supplied or provided. fraught. 2 of 3. noun. ˈfrȯḵt.
FRAUGHT meaning: 1. full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers: 2. causing or having extreme worry or…. Learn more.
Fraught definition: full of, accompanied by, or involving something specified, usually something unpleasant (often followed by with). See examples of FRAUGHT used in a sentence.
1. (usually postpositive; and foll by with) filled or charged; attended. a venture fraught with peril. 2. informal. showing or producing tension or anxiety. she looks rather fraught. a fraught situation. 3. archaic (usually postpositive; and foll by with) freighted.
Fraught means filled with something — often something bad. Your Thanksgiving was fraught with awkward moments when your family saw your blue hair, and it only got worse when you told them you'd quit law school to join the circus.
Definition of fraught adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
