Frightened
/ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of frighten form-of, participle, past
"The elephant was frightened by mice."
Adjective
- 1 Afraid; suffering from fear.
"She looked very much frightened of the storm."
Adjective
- 1 made afraid wordnet
- 2 thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones."