If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
She was frightened of flying. [+ of]
Miriam was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.
Synonyms: afraid, alarmed, scared, terrified More Synonyms of frightened
frightened in American English
(ˈfraɪtənd)
adjective
filled with fright; terrified
SIMILAR WORDS: aˈfraid
Examples of 'frightened' in a sentence
frightened
He looked nothing like the frightened, cooperative man David had treated earlier.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz DO NO HARM (2002)
In other languages
frightened
British English: frightened /ˈfraɪtənd/ ADJECTIVE
If you are frightened, you feel anxious or afraid.
She was frightened of flying.
American English: frightened
Arabic: مَرْعُوب
Brazilian Portuguese: assustado
Chinese: 受惊的
Croatian: prestrašen
Czech: vystrašený
Danish: skræmt
Dutch: bang
European Spanish: asustado susto
Finnish: pelästynyt
French: effrayé
German: verängstigt
Greek: τρομαγμένος
Italian: impaurito
Japanese: おびえた
Korean: 겁먹은
Norwegian: skremt
Polish: przestraszony
European Portuguese: assustado
Romanian: speriat
Russian: напуганный
Latin American Spanish: asustado
Swedish: skrämd
Thai: รู้สึกตกใจ
Turkish: korkmuş
Ukrainian: переляканий
Vietnamese: sợ hãi
Chinese translation of 'frightened'
frightened
(ˈfraɪtnd)
adj
[person, animal]
to be frightened被吓(嚇)倒 (bèi xiàdǎo)
[eyes, expression]恐惧(懼)的 (kǒngjù de)
to be frightened of sth/of doing sth or to do sth害怕某事/做某事 (hàipà mǒushì/zuò mǒushì)
请勿将 frightened 和 frightening 混淆。如果你感到 frightened，表示你感到恐惧或紧张。 I think he was truly frightened of me at times ... I was more frightened than I had ever been in my life. 如果某事物 frightening，表示它让人感到恐惧。 Do you ever have frightening dreams? ... It was a strange, rather frightening place.
frighten
(ˈfraɪtn)
vt
使惊(驚)恐 (shǐ jīngkǒng)
All related terms of 'frightened'
frighten
使惊(驚)恐 shǐ jīngkǒng
to be frightened
被吓(嚇)倒 bèi xiàdǎo
frighten away
( birds, children etc ) 吓(嚇)跑 xiàpǎo
frighten into
▶ to frighten sb into doing sth 吓(嚇)得某人去做某事 xià de mǒurén qù zuò mǒushì
frighten off
= frighten away
to be frightened of sth/of doing sth or to do sth
害怕某事/做某事 hàipà mǒushì/zuò mǒushì
(adjective)
She was too frightened to tell them what happened.
Synonyms
afraid
She did not seem at all afraid.
He's afraid to sleep in his own bedroom.
alarmed
They should not be too alarmed by the press reports.
scared
Why are you so scared?
terrified
She was terrified that he would attack her.
shocked
frozen
cowed
startled
dismayed
unnerved
petrified
He was petrified at the thought of having to make a speech.
flustered
panicky
Many women feel panicky when travelling alone at night.
terrorized
in a panic
scared stiff
in a cold sweat
abashed
scared shitless (taboo, slang)
terror-stricken
shit-scared (taboo, slang)
affrighted (archaic)
in fear and trepidation
numb with fear
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alarmed
They should not be too alarmed by the press reports.
Synonyms
frightened,
troubled,
shocked,
scared,
nervous,
disturbed,
anxious,
distressed,
terrified,
startled,
dismayed,
uneasy,
fearful,
daunted,
unnerved,
apprehensive,
in a panic
in the sense of panicky
Many women feel panicky when travelling alone at night.
Synonyms
frightened,
worried,
afraid,
nervous,
distressed,
fearful,
frantic,
frenzied,
hysterical,
worked up,
windy (slang, old-fashioned),
agitated,
jittery (informal),
in a flap (informal),
antsy (informal),
in a tizzy (informal)
in the sense of petrified
He was petrified at the thought of having to make a speech.