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Frightened

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Adjective

1. frightened, scared

made afraid

Example Sentences:
'the frightened child cowered in the corner'
'too shocked and scared to move'

2. frightened, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicked, panicky, terrified

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

Example Sentences:
'became panicky as the snow deepened'
'felt panicked before each exam'
'trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd'
'the terrified horse bolted'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Frightened

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adjective
filled with fright; terrified

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Frightened

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v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens
v.tr.
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.

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