Related Words
See afraid.
Other Word Forms
- frightenedly adverb
- unfrightened adjective
- well-frightened adjective
Etymology
Origin of frightened
Example Sentences
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It was her first language, and Natalie sometimes found herself falling back on it when she was frightened or confused.
From Literature
Eyewitnesses told the Minnesota Star Tribune that staff were frightened when the officers came to dine earlier in the day.
From Salon
“They both can get a body shaken up. But I ain’t—er, haven’t—ever been frightened by either yet. Why do you ask?”
From Literature
Mullen said her two children, aged two and 14, are frightened to go outside.
From BBC
Worse than the cold, however, was a numbness that had set in about her waist, a loss of feeling that frightened her more than anything had in her life.
From Literature
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