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fraught
[ frawt ]
/ frÉt /
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adjective
full of, accompanied by, or involving something specified, usually something unpleasant (often followed by with): a task fraught with danger; her pain-fraught body;emotionally fraught lyrics;a gathering fraught with joyful sounds.
characterized by or causing tension or stress: He has always been overweight, so his relationship with food is fraught.We are living in fraught times.
Archaic. filled or laden: ships fraught with precious wares.
noun
Scot. a load; cargo; freight (of a ship).
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Origin of fraught
First recorded in 1300â50; Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht âfreight money, freightâ; compare Old High German frÄht âearnings,â Old English ÇŁht âpossessionâ; see freight
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o·ver·fraught, adjectiveun·fraught, adjectiveWords nearby fraught
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British Dictionary definitions for fraught
fraught
/ (frÉËt) /
adjective
(usually postpositive and foll by with) filled or charged; attendeda venture fraught with peril
informal showing or producing tension or anxietyshe looks rather fraught; a fraught situation
archaic (usually postpositive and foll by with) freighted
noun
an obsolete word for freight
Word Origin for fraught
C14: from Middle Dutch vrachten, from vracht freight
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