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Meaning of "frightened" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIGHTENED

frightened  [ˈfraɪtənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIGHTENED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frightened is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRIGHTENED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of frightened in the English dictionary

The definition of frightened in the dictionary is feeling or showing fear.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRIGHTENED


disheartened
dɪsˈhɑːtənd
enlightened
ɪnˈlaɪtənd
mittened
ˈmɪtənd
patterned
ˈpætənd
presweetened
priːˈswiːtənd
tartaned
ˈtɑːtənd
threatened
ˈθretənd
unbuttoned
ʌnˈbʌtənd
unenlightened
ˌʌnɪnˈlaɪtənd
unfrightened
ʌnˈfraɪtənd
unlightened
ʌnˈlaɪtənd
unpatterned
ʌnˈpætənd
unsweetened
ʌnˈswiːtənd
unthreatened
ʌnˈθretənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIGHTENED

frigate
frigate bird
frigatoon
Frigg
Frigga
frigged
frigger
frigging
fright
fright wig
frighten
frightener
frighteners
frightening
frighteningly
frightful
frightfully
frightfulness
frightsome
frigid

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIGHTENED

battle hardened
blackened
burdened
chastened
darkened
hardened
heightened
overburdened
stiffened
straitened
the heavens opened
unawakened
unchastened
unchristened
unleavened
unlistened
unmoistened
unopened
unsoftened
wizened

Synonyms and antonyms of frightened in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRIGHTENED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «frightened» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of frightened

Translation of «frightened» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIGHTENED

Find out the translation of frightened to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frightened from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frightened» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

受惊的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asustado
570 millions of speakers

English

frightened
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयभीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَرْعُوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

напуганный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assustado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effrayé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketakutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verängstigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おびえた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

겁먹은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

keweden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sợ hãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयभीत झालेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkmuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impaurito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przestraszony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переляканий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

speriat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρομαγμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrämd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skremt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frightened

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIGHTENED»

The term «frightened» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIGHTENED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frightened

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10 QUOTES WITH «FRIGHTENED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frightened.
1
Kate Adie
I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.
2
Sherman Alexie
The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more.
3
Antonin Artaud
There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him.
4
Colin Baker
If you turn down work because you are frightened of getting typecast, you'll never do anything good.
5
Josephine Baker
When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually I ran far away. It was to a place called France. Many of you have been there, and many have not. But I must tell you, ladies and gentlemen, in that country I never feared. It was like a fairyland place.
6
Tony Benn
I'm not frightened about death. I don't know why, but I just feel that at a certain moment your switch is switched off, and that's it. And you can't do anything about it.
7
Matthew Broderick
I probably wouldn't make a good accountant. I don't even understand what my accountant tells me. But the character is a sort of exaggerated version of me, he's a little more frightened than I am, everything seems so much bigger to him than it does to me.
8
Craig Brown
Children are perfectly happy to sit next to spiders; it is only grown-ups who are frightened away.
9
Jane Campion
Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's OK to fail - a kind of home, I suppose.
10
Thomas R. Cech
The overall view of the human genome project has been one of great excitement and positive press, but there are people who have concerns that are quite reasonable, and they are frightened of things they don't understand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIGHTENED»

Discover the use of frightened in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frightened and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fearless Wives and Frightened Shrews: The Construction of ...
Sigrid Brauner examines the connections between three central developments in early modern Germany: a shift in gender roles for women; the rise of a new urban ideal of femininity; and the witch hunts that swept across Europe from 1435 to ...
Sigrid Brauner, Robert H. Brown, 1995
2
Pandora Gets Frightened
The thrilling conclusion to Pandora's Mythic Misadventures! Can Pandora get the 7th evil back in the box?
Carolyn Hennesy, 2014
3
Nothing to be Frightened Of
Although he cautions us that "this is not my autobiography," the book nonetheless reveals much about Barnes the man and the novelist: how he thinks and how he writes and how he lives.
Julian Barnes, 2010
4
Psychic Assaults and Frightened Clinicians: ...
This book is likely to challenge readers' understandings of their own actions and reactions.' (Dr Neil Brimblecombe, Director of Mental Health Nursing, Department of Health, and Nurse Director, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.)
John Gordon, Gabriel Kirtchuk, 2008
5
The Frightened Thief
In this story, school bullies make fun of Amanor and threaten to hurt him unless he gives them money. But he hasn't any.
Amu Djoleto, 1992
6
Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything ...
Introduces the reader to the main ideas of mathematics, and painlessly demonstrates how they are expressed in symbols while helping to overcome the fear of math and begin to appreciate the science that Einstein called the poetry of logical ...
Colin Pask, 2011
7
The Frightened Lady
Why is Lady Lebanon so unwilling to answer any questions? What he does know is that the only obviously innocent person is utterly consumed with terror. Here is Inspector Tanner's first real clue.
Edgar Wallace, 2008
8
I Feel Frightened
Introduces the emotion of fear and offers advice to help young children understand and deal with the feeling.
Brian Moses, Econo-Clad Books, 1999
9
The Frightened Wife
When her abusive husband Fred is fatally shot and her six-year-old son Billy disappears, wealthy Anne Collier is accused of murder, and lawyer Wade Forsythe puts his career, and his life, on the line to prove her innocence. Reissue.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, 2000
10
The League of Frightened Men
Yet with Harvard days behind them, they thought they were forgiven -- until a class reunion ends in a fatal fall. This league of frightened men seeks Nero Wolfe's help.
Rex Stout, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIGHTENED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frightened is used in the context of the following news items.
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Horse frightened by fireworks found safe and round
ST JOHNS, Mich. — Finneas is home. Nine days after the 1,000-pound horse burst through his paddock and pasture fencing, a farmer found ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Frightened girl sees mom's meth arrest
MUNCIE – Their encounter terrified a 9-year-old girl, and startled the law enforcement officers involved. On Thursday night, as they prepared to ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
3
Frightened Homeless Dog Gets a Fresh Start and Forever Home …
Life on the streets can be a terrifying experience for a dog. Although many people adore the pups they share their homes with, a stray animal is ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»
4
"I'm frightened of my son" - mum allegedly killed by son told pal she …
The best friend of a woman who was beaten and strangled to death said her companion had been "frightened" of the son who is accused of ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
5
Sports bodies are too frightened to drop Sky, claims BT chief
BT has stepped up its lobbying war against Sky by claiming that its rival's position in pay television is so dominant that the ruling bodies of some ... «The Times, Jul 15»
6
Americans Frightened About Safety Of Financial Info
Most of the Americans are worried over the safety of their financial information, however, most of them seem careless when it comes to ... «RTT News, Jul 15»
7
Terror Kitty Has Frightened Neighborhood on Lockdown [VIDEO]
One family is so scared, they only feel safe hiding in their pool that is surrounded by water. At another home, a resident had to flee their property after the ... «The Libertarian Republic, Jul 15»
8
Clever Polly, the Stupid Wolf and her frightened, real-life namesake
I adored it as a child (my sister was frightened of wolves too), and we're reading it with our four-year-old at the moment. At times I have been ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
See RNLI rescue frightened dogs from River Thames
Lifeboat crews rescued two frightened dogs and got them to safety after they were swept up in a strong current on the River Thames. «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
10
Police actions saved lives as bomber frightened city
A bomb went off Friday morning that seriously injured family lawyer Maria Mitousis and shocked not only those who know and love her, but ... «The Carillon, Jul 15»

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