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Frightened vs Fears - What's the difference?

frightened | fears |

As verbs the difference between frightened and fears

is that frightened is (frighten) while fears is (fear).

As an adjective frightened

is afraid; suffering from fear.

As a noun fears is

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frightened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Afraid; suffering from fear.
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    • 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)

    • fears

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • All our fears have come to pass, we are doomed but have nothing left to fear.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fear)
    • He fears the dark, so he invented a longer lasting light bulb.

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