frightened

3 definitions found

frightened - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. Frightened; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Frightening.] [See Fright, v. t.]
     To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or
     fright; to affright; to terrify.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           More frightened than hurt.               --Old Proverb.
     [1913 Webster]

frightened - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frightened
      adj 1: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the
             corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" [syn:
             frightened, scared]
      2: 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" [syn: panicky, panicked, panic-   stricken
         , panic-struck, terrified, frightened]

frightened - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "frightened":
     affrighted, aghast, alarmed, alerted, all nerves, anxious,
     apprehensive, aroused, consternated, daunted, dismayed, disquieted,
     edgy, excitable, fearful, high-strung, in a fright, in a funk,
     irritable, nerves on edge, nervous, nervy, on edge, overstrung,
     panicky, scared, scary, startled, terrified, uneasy