frightened

Speech parts

1. frightened - Adjective

2. frightened - Verb

4. frightened - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Frighten

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

terrified scared panicked panic-stricken panicky panic-struck craven fear threatened nervous tense afraid worried disturbed unmanned

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Antonyms

doughty dauntless gallant valiant undaunted together

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Phrases with the word

be frightened frightened to death frightened out of one's wits frightened of be frightened of easily frightened

Examples

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. Sigmund Freud

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. John Cage

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. Antonin Artaud

Better to fear than to be frightened. Hungarian Proverb

He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley. Russian Proverb

The thief is frightened even by a mouse. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

frighten the piss out of frighten to death frightenable frightened at frightened of frightened of one's own shadow