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View usage for: (frɔːt) 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun]If a situation or action is fraught with problems or risks, it is filled with them. The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers. 2. adjectiveIf you say that a situation or action is fraught, you mean that it is worrying or difficult. It has been a somewhat fraught day. Synonyms: tense, trying, difficult, distressing More Synonyms of fraught More Synonyms of fraught fraught in British English (frɔːt) adjective1. (usually postpositive; and foll by with) filled or charged; attended a venture fraught with peril 2. informal showing or producing tension or anxiety she looks rather fraught a fraught situation 3. archaic (usually postpositive; and foll by with) freighted noun4. an obsolete word for freight Word origin C14: from Middle Dutch vrachten, from vracht freightfraught in American English (frɔt) adjective1. filled, charged, or loaded (with) a life fraught with hardship 2. emotional, tense, anxious, distressing, etc. Word origin ME fraught, pp. of fraughten, to freight < MDu vrachten < vracht, a load < Gmc * fraaichtiz < * fra- (akin to for 1) + * aig-, to have > Goth aigan, owe Examples of 'fraught' in a sentencefraught In other languagesfraught British English: fraught ADJECTIVEto be fraught with sth If a situation or action is fraught with problems or risks, it is filled with them. The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers. - American English: fraught
- Brazilian Portuguese: cheio de
- Chinese: 充满 > 的问题或风险
- European Spanish: tenso
- French: plein
- German: nervös
- Italian: denso
- Japanese: >満ちた問題･危険などに
- Korean: ~로 가득 찬
- European Portuguese: cheio de
- Latin American Spanish: plagado
Chinese translation of 'fraught' adj fraught with danger/problems 充满(滿)危险(險)/问(問)题(題) (chōngmǎn wēixiǎn/wèntí) - (= tense, anxious) [situation, evening, meeting]
令人焦虑(慮)的 (lìngrén jiāolǜ de)
Definition tense or anxious (informal) It has been a somewhat fraught day. Synonyms distressing emotionally charged Definition tense or anxious She's depressed, fraught, and exhausted. Synonyms wired (slang) emotive emotionally charged strung-up on tenterhooks hag-ridden adrenalized Additional synonymsDefinition causing anxiety She admitted she was still anxious about the situation. Synonyms uneasy, concerned, worried, troubled, upset, careful, wired (slang), nervous, disturbed, distressed, uncomfortable, tense, fearful, unsettled, restless, agitated, taut, disquieted, apprehensive, edgy, watchful, jittery (informal), perturbed, on edge, ill at ease, twitchy (informal), solicitous, overwrought, fretful, on tenterhooks, in suspense, hot and bothered, unquiet (literary), like a fish out of water, antsy (informal), angsty, on pins and needles, discomposed Definition not easily pleased or satisfied I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this. Synonyms troublesome, trying, awkward, demanding, rigid, stubborn, perverse, fussy, tiresome, intractable, fastidious, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unmanageable, unbending, uncooperative, hard to please, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed, unaccommodating, unamenable Definition unable to concentrate because one's mind is on other things At work he was distracted by the noise. Synonyms agitated, troubled, confused, puzzled, at sea, bewildered, bemused, confounded, perplexed, flustered, in a flap (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition much troubled I felt distressed about my problem. Synonyms upset, worried, troubled, anxious, distracted, tormented, distraught, afflicted, agitated, saddened, wretchedDefinition needing careful handling This could be a very tricky problem. Synonyms difficult, sensitive, complicated, delicate, risky, sticky (informal), hairy (informal), problematic, thorny, touch-and-go, knotty, dicey (informal), ticklishDefinition upsetting, difficult, or annoying The whole business has been very trying. Synonyms annoying, hard, taxing, difficult, tough, upsetting, irritating, fatiguing, stressful, aggravating (informal), troublesome, exasperating, arduous, tiresome, vexing, irksome, wearisome, bothersomeDefinition nervously tense, irritable, or angry Penny never got uptight about exams. Synonyms tense, wired (slang), anxious, neurotic, uneasy, prickly, edgy, on the defensive, on edge, nervy (British, informal), adrenalized |