[syn: panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. Frightened; p. pr. & vb. n.
Frightening.] [See Fright, v. t.]
To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or
fright; to affright; to terrify.
[1913 Webster]
More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
frightened
adj 1: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the
corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" [syn:
frightened, scared]
2: 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" [syn: panicky, panicked, panic-
stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "frightened":
affrighted, aghast, alarmed, alerted, all nerves, anxious,
apprehensive, aroused, consternated, daunted, dismayed, disquieted,
edgy, excitable, fearful, high-strung, in a fright, in a funk,
irritable, nerves on edge, nervous, nervy, on edge, overstrung,
panicky, scared, scary, startled, terrified, uneasy