Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
Synonyms
Examples for "frightened"
Examples for "frightened"
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The frightened manager of the Red Spark was in the control room.
2
The idea of being seen frightened me; it just didn't stop me.
3
It's happened often enough that they aren't frightened by it any longer.
4
She had good intentions, but she wanted her friends to be frightened.
5
In fact, the idea of doing so frightened him quite a lot.
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They panicked in the way that people trained to expect violence panic.
2
Of course, that was a surprise and, of course, they panicked then.
3
Some panicked producers have decided to continue exporting, even at a loss.
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People panicked when they started to get into financial difficulties, Wrightson said.
5
The political establishment panicked in the immediate aftermath of the General Election.
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The English hosts were in panic-stricken flight; Scotland at last was free.
2
They scream for mercy; they throw away their guns; they are panic-stricken.
3
To the panic-stricken people the minutes that followed seemed years of terror.
4
His failure left him puzzled and panic-stricken; he could not understand it.
5
The possibility of passing in safety did not enter their panic-stricken minds.
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I wouldn't be so panicky today based on what happened last night.
2
For one panicky moment he wondered if he had said too much.
3
So excellent against Serbia, they have been desperately disappointing, far too panicky.
4
Wall Street was panicky-chieflybecause of the immense depreciation in railway securities.
5
I got a little panicky; we were treading in very dangerous waters.
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Goignies also attempted, without success, to restore order among the panic-struck ranks.
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The wounded man flew to the troop; the others were panic-struck, and fled.
3
I marvelled at the self-possession so soon following the spell of panic-struck muttering.
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They were already panic-struck by the unexpected appearance of the enemy.
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I remember how we all stood, mute and panic-struck, in the dark little counting-house.
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Paulo was terrified: 'Do you mean I'm going to have shock treatment?'
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He is always terrified in the moment of real crisis and peril.
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Cutler said both were terrified of Keylock, who threatened them with violence.
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They are the actions of a government terrified of adverse media attention.
5
In a way she was terrified; in another way she was contemptuous.
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I cannot say; I only half looked; I was terrified by it.
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I'm so horrified, so terrified to hear the truth in his words.
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The sound of the trumpets startled her; the unusual noises terrified her.
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The terrified soldier must utter words to get the torture to stop.
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The Free Syrian Army organized buses to evacuate terrified residents to Turkey.
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The cry, and the terrified words which accompanied it, aroused Lady Mar.
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I sit motionless, terrified of the questions the men may ask me.
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She let the current carry her farther out, terrified the whole time.
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Small wonder the family were terrified, not to mention furious with him.
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The greatness of the affair terrified him; yet its melancholy drew him.
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The sound of the bell had frightened them; its silence terrified them.
