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adjective

Definition of affrightednext
as in frightened
filled with fear or dread the affrighted villagers ran in all directions at the first sight of the monster

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affrighted

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verb

past tense of affright
as in scared
to strike with fear a ghastly sight that would affright any person

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affrighted
  1. frightened
  2. terrified
  3. afraid
  4. scared
  5. alarmed
  6. fearful
Adjective
  • When Martin dies in class after getting frightened in a dream, the sheet is accidentally pulled off of his gurney to reveal his death rictus.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • His fervor to determine who took the weapon reveals a shockingly monstrous side, turning his wife and children into frightened suspects and leading to a jarring tonal-shift ending that proves to be a cathartic, believable final destination for a film simmering with mistrust and anger.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • Although conditions in Malibu may not be among the worst firefighters have seen, the Franklin fire has torched several vehicles and left residents who had to flee terrified.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As the fighting ramped up in September, with daily missile barrages on the entire north, people were terrified of driving, fearing they’d be caught on the roads without shelter.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrified
Adjective
  • Alarmed, the complaint continues, the girls became afraid and pulled over near a Dollar General, just over a mile southeast of downtown Nashville.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • One who hates raisins and one who’s afraid of the wind.
    Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of afraid
Adjective
  • That evening, in the no man’s land, a field strewn with empty water bottles, four Shia families sat on a picnic blanket around a burner attached to a gas tank, looking scared and drinking yerba mate.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Once glued to their hiding spot, a scared cat may not come out when called by its owner.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of scared
Adjective
  • From his second-floor office in the Scurry County Courthouse, Hicks told the Abilene Reporter-News, part of the USA TODAY Network, workers in the building became alarmed during a5.0 quake Friday, which hit at 9:28 a.m. local time.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 July 2024
  • Treasury aides who had once labored in obscurity took recommendations directly to Cabinet officials, who were simultaneously hearing from alarmed Fortune 500 CEOs and the heads of Wall Street banks.
    Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Definition of alarmed
Adjective
  • Nguyen said that in the wake of this nationwide trend, the Asian community is fearful but is coming together and taking extra precautions to be safe.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Insiders expect a short-term funding bill that kicks the spending battle to early next year, although Republican senators are fearful that chaos in the House could derail Trump’s agenda.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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