be frightened

frightened to death — See: TO DEATH …   Dictionary of American idioms

frightened to death — See: TO DEATH …   Dictionary of American idioms

frightened — frightened; un·frightened; …   English syllables

frightened — index leery, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

frightened — [adj] very scared abashed, affrighted, afraid, aghast, alarmed, anxious, butterflies*, chicken*, chicken hearted*, cowed*, dismayed, fearful, frozen, have cold feet*, having kittens*, hung up*, in a cold sweat*, in a panic*, in a sweat*,… …   New thesaurus

frightened — [frīt′ nd] adj. filled with fright; terrified SYN. AFRAID …   English World dictionary

frightened */ — UK [ˈfraɪt(ə)nd] / US adjective Collocations: Frightened describes how you feel: I am frightened of spiders. ♦ She looked very frightened. Frightening describes things or situations that make you feel frightened: The look on his face was… …   English dictionary

frightened — fright|ened S2 [ˈfraıtnd] adj feeling afraid = ↑scared ▪ Don t be frightened. We re not going to hurt you. frightened of ▪ I was frightened of being left by myself in the house. ▪ Her father had an awful temper and she was always frightened of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

frightened - afraid — If you are afraid of someone or something, you feel fear because you think they may harm you. They were afraid of you. The guards were so afraid that they trembled. You can also say that you are frightened of someone or something. Frightened has… …   Useful english dictionary

Frightened Rabbit — Infobox musical artist Name = Frightened Rabbit Img capt = Performing in Cambridge, Massachussetts, July 2008 Img size = Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Selkirk, Scotland Instrument = Genre …   Wikipedia

frightened — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ I got frightened when he lost his temper …   Collocations dictionary