frightened

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form frighten

Third-person singular frightens

Past tense frightened

Past participle frightened

Present participle frightening

1. The past tense and past participle of frighten.

   The dog frightened the baby when it started to bark.

Adjective

Positive frightened

Comparative more frightened

Superlative most frightened

1. If you are frightened, you feel fear.

   Most children are frightened of the dark.

   I was frightened by a loud noise.

Synonyms

• scared

Related words

• fright
• frighten