# frightened

Pronunciation: say "FRY-tuhnd" /ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/

## Adjective

1. Filled with fear; in a state of being afraid.
   - Simple: Feeling afraid because something seems scary or dangerous.
   - _A frightened crowd pushed toward the exits when the alarm sounded._
   - _He was too frightened to move as the snake slid past his foot._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of frighten. — simple past and past participle of frighten
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of frighten. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The fireworks frightened every dog in the neighborhood._
   - _He was frightened by the strange sounds coming from the attic._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/frightened (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).