- afraid; feeling fear
- a frightened child
- Don't be frightened.
- He sounded frightened.
- frightened of something What are you frightened of?
- frightened of doing something I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.
- frightened about something I was nervous and frightened about the future.
- frightened about doing something She said she was frightened about having the baby.
- frightened to do something I'm too frightened to ask him now.
- frightened that… She was frightened that the plane would crash.
- frightened for somebody I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.).
- (informal) I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death.
Synonyms afraidafraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
- Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
- a frightened child
- She was frightened that the glass would break.
- The thieves got scared and ran away.
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
- They looked into the cave with wide, terrified eyes.
- He was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
- You’re just being paranoid.
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- I got frightened when he lost his temper.
- Most of us are frightened by our emotions.
- I'm rather frightened of dogs.
- My friend is too frightened of my father to come to our house.
- Simon was badly frightened at the result of his action.
- She was frightened that the glass would break.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- by
- of
- …
- frightened out of your wits
- frightened to death
- too frightened (of somebody/something) to do something
- …
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Idioms
See frightened in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee frightened in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
- to be very easily frightened; to be very nervousTopics Feelingsc2
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)
- to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much
- I was scared out of my wits!
- The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.
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