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Frightened vs Disturbed - What's the difference?

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Frightened is a related term of disturbed.


As adjectives the difference between frightened and disturbed

is that frightened is afraid; suffering from fear while disturbed is showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

As verbs the difference between frightened and disturbed

is that frightened is (frighten) while disturbed is (disturb).

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

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (frighten)

    • disturbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
  • Extremely surprised; shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disturb)