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Adjective(1) (2) thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation(3) made afraid(4) very scared

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(1) He said the experience has made him frightened of walking in the town and scared of police - even though he has done nothing wrong.(2) Unfortunately, said dog was so frightened of the fireworks last night she refused to go to bed.(3) Half of me regrets my stupidity and feels frightened that I'll go to jail.(4) He said he had been frightened of that person and therefore agreed to hold them temporarily.(5) Giving evidence under oath from the witness box, Hunt said that he had been frightened of needles since childhood.(6) His main clients are business people frightened of making speeches in public or stressed about workload.(7) I'm not frightened of these games, in fact I'm really looking forward to them.(8) She says this caused her to become so frightened of the man, whom she could not avoid, that she slept with a knife under her bed.(9) Despite this, though, they weren't frightened of death - at least not in the same way we are.(10) Darkness lingered at the edge of his vision and he was suddenly absurdly frightened that if he fell asleep he would never wake up.(11) Another boy, the smallest in the party, had been frightened of making the crossing.(12) She was particularly frightened of getting stuck in shop queues.(13) Lynne says she's not afraid of death, she's just frightened of losing the people she loves.(14) This Government, frightened of being seen as soft on the drugs trade, does not know what to do.(15) He had the strangest face I had ever seen, and I was a bit frightened of it, and I remained afraid of it.(16) Children don't run about outside anymore because we're frightened of them being abducted.
Related Words
(1) frighten
(2) be frightened
(3) very frightened
(4) frightened of
(5) to be frightened
(6) get frightened
(7) be frightened of
Synonyms
Adjective
1. scared


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

"frightened little,"
what if, I don't know,

"FRIGHTENED little," what if, I don't know,

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 18


and dragging frightened children
from their beds.

and dragging FRIGHTENED children from their beds.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 7


And it frightened you?

And it FRIGHTENED you?

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2


They took a frightened boy.

They took a FRIGHTENED boy.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 2


Why on earth would you
ever be frightened of me?

Why on earth would you ever be FRIGHTENED of me?

Westworld Season 2, Episode 6


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