"frightened" meaning in English

See frightened in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfraɪtn̩d/ Audio: en-us-frightened.ogg [US] Forms: frightened [positive], more frightened [comparative], most frightened [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are frightened, you feel fear.
    Sense id: simple-frightened-en-adj-L6y5Lf54

Verb

IPA: /ˈfraɪtn̩d/ Audio: en-us-frightened.ogg [US] Forms: frighten [canonical], frightens [third-person, singular], frightened [past], frightened [past, participle], frightening [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|frighten}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of frighten.
    Sense id: simple-frightened-en-verb-XIFVisAq
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