Synonyms for frightened

Grammar : Adj

Spell : frahyt-nd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfraɪt nd

Top 10 synonyms for frightened

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Définition of frightened

Origin : 1660s, from fright + -en (1). Related: Frightened; frightening. The earlier verb was simply fright (Old English fyrhtan) "to frighten."

adj very scared

Example sentences :

De Lord A'mighty 'd come and frightened 'em all out of de waters.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

When the storm came, she was frightened, and said, 'It is a retribution.'
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

He was repeating like a frightened child, "For God's sake, Hal, don't die—don't die."
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I was frightened, to be sure, yet I knew scarcely what to do.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

There's really nothing at all to be frightened about, my dear child.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Christine sat on the stairs outside, frightened and helpless.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Cheppi never was so rude to me again after you frightened him that day.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

He was older than I, but he was also fat, and for all his Shaman's dress I was not frightened.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Him the Indians killed, and the priest who was with him they frightened away.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

"You must not be frightened, my child," said her cousin Gotti, in a kindly tone.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

Antonyms for frightened

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