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frightened
adjective /ˈfraɪ.tənd/Definition
(Definition of frightened adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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frighten sb into sth phrasal verb
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frighten sb/sth away/off phrasal verb
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frighten verb
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frighten, scare, etc. the (living) daylights out of sb idiom
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frighten/scare sb out of their wits idiom
- frightened adjective
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frighteners noun
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frightening adjective
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frightful adjective
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frightfully adverb
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frigid adjective (COLD)
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SMART Thesaurus: Anxious and worried
Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- fretful adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim adjective (SERIOUS)
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- pit of your stomach idiom
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
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