"frightened" in the verb sense
1. frighten, fright, scare, affright
cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
"Ghosts could never affright her"
"frightened" in the adjective sense
1. frightened, scared
made afraid
"the frightened child cowered in the corner"
"too shocked and scared to move"
2. panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
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"
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