frightened

Feeling afraid because you think something bad or dangerous might happen.

• The child looked frightened.
• Are you frightened of spiders?
• She was too frightened to speak.

How to use it: frightened of someone/something (She is frightened of large dogs.); frightened to do something (He was frightened to open the door.); frightened that… (I was frightened that we might get lost.)

Similar words: scared, afraid, fearful

Opposites: unafraid

Common phrases: frightened child, frightened of something, look frightened

Feeling afraid because something seems dangerous or worrying.

• The little boy looked frightened.
• Are you frightened of spiders?
• She was too frightened to speak.

How to use it: frightened of someone/something (She is frightened of big dogs.); frightened to do something (He was frightened to enter the dark room.)

Similar words: afraid, scared

Opposites: unafraid

Common phrases: frightened child, frightened of something, look frightened