Definitions for frightened
fright·ened

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1. frightened, scaredadjective

   made afraid

   "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

2. panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightenedadjective

   thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

   "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"

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1. frightenedadjective

   afraid; suffering from fear.

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1. frightened

   Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat perceived as a risk to oneself. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response), which in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) can be a freeze response or paralysis. In humans and other animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus, fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia. Fear is closely related to the emotion anxiety, which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable. The fear response serves survival by engendering appropriate behavioral responses, so it has been preserved throughout evolution. Sociological and organizational research also suggests that individuals' fears are not solely dependent on their nature but are also shaped by their social relations and culture, which guide their understanding of when and how much fear to feel.Fear is sometimes incorrectly considered the opposite of courage. For the reason that courage is a willingness to face adversity, fear is an example of a condition that makes the exercise of courage possible.

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1. frightened

   Frightened is an adjective that describes a state of being scared, anxious, or alarmed due to perceived danger or threat. It may involve physical reactions like shaking, sweating, or feeling like your heart is beating faster than usual, as well as emotional responses such as feeling terrified, fearful or panicked.

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1. Frightened

   of Frighten

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4654

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2613

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frightened' in Adjectives Frequency: #589

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How to pronounce frightened?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say frightened in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightened in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frightened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of frightened in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein:

   Most people go on living their everyday life half frightened, half indifferent, they behold the ghostly tragi-comedy that is being performed on the international stage before the eyes and ears of the world.

2. Bertrand Russell:

   This is patently absurd but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

3. Blaise Pascal:

   When I consider the small span of my life absorbed in the eternity of all time, or the small part of space which I can touch or see engulfed by the infinite immensity of spaces that I know not and that know me not, I am frightened and astonished to see myself here instead of there... now instead of then.

4. Joy Behar:

   People I talk to are frightened that this party will bring down this country, bring down this beautiful country and all that we have treasured over the years.

5. Becca Sherrill:

   It's very painful to hear her, when she really has to say again that he put his hand over her mouth and how frightened she was... it's hard to put that out of your mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frightened
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frightened
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frightened
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightened
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=frightened