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Frightened vs Skittish - What's the difference?

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Frightened is a related term of skittish.


As adjectives the difference between frightened and skittish

is that frightened is afraid; suffering from fear while skittish is easily scared or startled; timid.

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)

    • skittish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easily scared or startled; timid.
    • The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
  • wanton; changeable; fickle
    • Skittish Fortune's hall. — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * spookish * jumpy * squirrelly

    Derived terms

    * skittishly * skittishness

    See also

    * startle