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Frightened vs Chickenhearted - What's the difference?

frightened | chickenhearted |

As adjectives the difference between frightened and chickenhearted

is that frightened is afraid; suffering from fear while chickenhearted is .

As a verb frightened

is (frighten).

frightened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Afraid; suffering from fear.
  • *
    • He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frighten)

    • chickenhearted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chicken-hearted

    Adjective

    (en adjective)