Associations to the word «Frightened»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
FRIGHTENED, adjective. Afraid; suffering from fear.
FRIGHTENED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of frighten
FRIGHTENED RABBIT, noun. A very timid person.
Dictionary definition
FRIGHTENED, adjective. Made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move".
FRIGHTENED, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.