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Frightened vs Hungry - What's the difference?

frightened | hungry |

As adjectives the difference between frightened and hungry

is that frightened is afraid; suffering from fear while hungry is affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.

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

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (frighten)

    • hungry

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
    • My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven't got any money .
  • (figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.
  • * Charles Kingsley
    • The cruel, hungry foam.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
  • Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
    • a hungry soil
  • * Shakespeare
    • The hungry beach.

    Synonyms

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    See also

    * * 1000 English basic words