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单词 frightened
释义

frightened

adjective

fright·​ened ˈfrī-tᵊnd How to pronounce frightened (audio)
: feeling fear : made to feel afraid
a badly frightened child
The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened. Anna Sewell

Synonyms

  • affrighted
  • afraid
  • aghast
  • alarmed
  • fearful
  • horrified
  • horror-struck
  • hysterical
  • hysteric
  • scared
  • scary
  • shocked
  • spooked
  • terrified
  • terrorized
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Word History

Etymology

from past participle of frighten

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

frightened 1 of 2

adjective

as in scared
filled with fear or dread I am frightened of the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • scared
  • terrified
  • afraid
  • horrified
  • alarmed
  • shocked
  • fearful
  • worried
  • startled
  • spooked
  • aghast
  • terrorized
  • upset
  • affrighted
  • panicked
  • nervous
  • scary
  • appalled
  • anxious
  • apprehensive
  • hysterical
  • disturbed
  • hysteric
  • timid
  • horror-struck
  • agitated
  • disquieted
  • perturbed
  • panicky
  • timorous
  • disconcerted
  • intimidated
  • cowed
  • fainthearted
  • wary
  • shrinking
  • daunted
  • phobic
  • dismayed
  • unnerved
  • jumpy
  • uneasy
  • tremulous
  • panic-stricken
  • shy
  • cautious
  • chicken
  • jittery
  • coward
  • fearsome
  • cowardly
  • skittish
  • careful
  • craven
  • pusillanimous
  • funky
  • gutless
  • tremulant
  • heedful
  • unadventurous
  • lily-livered
  • prudent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unafraid
  • fearless
  • brave
  • daring
  • adventurous
  • courageous
  • spirited
  • audacious
  • venturesome
  • bold
  • spunky
  • confident
  • plucky
  • adventuresome
  • gutsy
  • intrepid
  • sure
  • daredevil
  • unperturbed
  • hardy
  • venturous
  • assured
  • heroic
  • dashing
  • valiant
  • sanguine
  • gallant
  • collected
  • stout
  • composed
  • valorous
  • undaunted
  • stalwart
  • cool
  • stouthearted
  • resolute
  • dauntless
  • heroical
  • lionhearted
  • manful
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frightened

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verb

past tense of frighten
as in terrified
to strike with fear around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scared
  • terrified
  • startled
  • spooked
  • shocked
  • alarmed
  • horrified
  • panicked
  • shook
  • terrorized
  • frighted
  • amazed
  • affrighted
  • distracted
  • worried
  • appalled
  • disturbed
  • scarified
  • jolted
  • dismayed
  • upset
  • awed
  • astounded
  • unsettled
  • made one's flesh crawl
  • unnerved
  • daunted
  • alarumed
  • made one's flesh creep
  • gave one the creeps
  • disconcerted
  • dispirited
  • distressed
  • perturbed
  • disquieted
  • shook up
  • discomforted
  • emasculated
  • bowled over
  • demoralized
  • floored
  • chilled
  • discomposed
  • unstrung
  • unmanned
  • undid
  • psyched (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reassured
  • comforted
  • assured
  • cheered
  • soothed
  • consoled
  • emboldened
  • encouraged
  • inspired
  • heartened
  • solaced
  • steeled
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