frightened

[US]/'fraitnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. Angst oder Besorgnis empfinden
Word Forms
Präteritumfrightened
Partizip Perfektfrightened

Phrases & Collocations

feel frightened

sich fürchtend

frightened to death

bis zum Tode verängstigt

Example Sentences

to be frightened of the dark

vor der Dunkelheit Angst haben

as frightened as a rabbit

so ängstlich wie ein Hase

The suspect was frightened into confessing.

Der Verdächtige wurde so verängstigt, dass er gestand.

an intensity that frightened her.

eine Intensität, die sie verängstigte.

be frightened out of one's sevensenses

sich so erschrecken, dass man die Fassung verliert

He was frightened out of life.

Er war so verängstigt, dass er fast gestorben wäre.

be frightened out of one's life

sich so erschrecken, dass man fast stirbt

He was frightened of the fierce dog.

Er hatte Angst vor dem wilden Hund.

He was frightened at the sight of the dog.

Er erschrak beim Anblick des Hundes.

She was frightened to ride a bike.

Sie hatte Angst, Fahrrad zu fahren.

They frightened that boy away.

Sie erschreckten diesen Jungen weg.

She was frightened by the height of the cliff.

Sie hatte Angst vor der Höhe des Klippens.

The child was frightened into silence.

Das Kind wurde so verängstigt, dass es still war.

They were frightened to death by the accident.

Sie wurden vom Unfall fast zu Tode verängstigt.

The child is frightened of dogs.

Das Kind hat Angst vor Hunden.

Her semblance of anger frightened the children.

Ihr Anschein von Wut verängstigte die Kinder.

she seemed frightened and bewildered.

sie schien verängstigt und verdutzt.

the savagery of his thoughts frightened him.

Die Grausamkeit seiner Gedanken verängstigte ihn.

people were no longer easily frightened into docility.

Die Leute ließen sich nicht mehr so leicht verängstigen, um sie gefügig zu machen.

Real-world Examples

Ancient cultures were often frightened by eclipses.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

They seem so frightened that they can not think clearly.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Can't you see the child's frightened and starving!

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

They seemed too frightened to move.

Source: "The Prisoner of Zenda" Simplified Version (Level 3)

I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and asked them whether the drawing frightened them.

Source: The Little Prince

They heard the fire alarm and frightened.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

I thought that maybe she finally understood how much she frightened me with her behavior.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

Your senses are more " frightened" than " heightened" .

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

His mother's caress calmed the frightened child.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

I was frightened and in great pain.

Source: Beijing Normal University New Curriculum Reform Junior High School English Grade 8 Second Semester

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