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- [frawt]
- /frɔt/
- /frɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [frawt]
- /frɔt/
Definitions of fraught word
- adjective fraught Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares. 1
- noun fraught Scot. a load; cargo; freight (of a ship). 1
- idioms fraught fraught with, full of; accompanied by; involving: a task fraught with danger. 1
- noun fraught (of a situation or course of action) Filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable). 1
- adjective fraught tense 1
- adjective fraught full of 1
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Origin of fraught
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht freight money, freight; compare Old High German frēht earnings, Old English ǣht possession
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Parts of speech for Fraught
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fraught popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fraught
adj fraught
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- replete — abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with): a speech replete with sentimentality.
- charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
- abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
adjective fraught
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- beset — If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
- tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
Antonyms for fraught
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