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Spooky vs Frightened - What's the difference?

spooky | frightened |

As adjectives the difference between spooky and frightened

is that spooky is eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural while frightened is afraid; suffering from fear.

As a verb frightened is

(frighten).

spooky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural
  • unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses)

    • Derived terms

    * spookily

    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)