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Startled vs Frightened - What's the difference?

startled | frightened |


As adjectives the difference between startled and frightened

is that startled is frightened while frightened is afraid; suffering from fear.

As verbs the difference between startled and frightened

is that startled is past tense of startle while frightened is past tense of frighten.

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