fraught

frɔt

Definition

Definition of fraught - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

full offilled with or likely to result in something undesirable

The situation was fraught with danger and uncertainty..

anxious

charged

tense

stressful

causing or affected by anxiety or stress

She looked fraught after the meeting..

anxious

stressful

tense

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Expressions with fraught

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be fraught with

filled with many problems, dangers, or difficulties

The journey was be fraught with risks and challenges.

fraught with

adj.

filled with problems, dangers, or worries

The journey was fraught with danger.

fraught with danger

adj.

full of risk or peril

The journey through the jungle was fraught with danger.

fraught with difficulty

adj.

filled with challenges or problems

The project was fraught with difficulty from the start.

fraught with meaning

adj.

filled with significant or important meaning

Her silence was fraught with meaning.

Origin of fraught

Middle English, fraught (laden, burdened)

Terms with fraught included in their meaning

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supercharged

adj.

emotional

fraught with intense emotion

Examples of fraught in a sentence

The negotiations were fraught with tension.
The situation was fraught with danger.
His voice was fraught with tension.

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French:rempli, tendu, ...
German:beladen, angespannt, ...
Italian:carico di, agitata, ...
Spanish:lleno de, tensa, ...
Portuguese:carregado, angustiada, ...
Chinese:充满...的, 焦虑的, ...
Japanese:満ちた, 緊張した, ...
Arabic:مليء, مُتوتر, ...
Hebrew:רָווּי, מוּתָח, ...
Russian:чреватый, напряженный, ...
Ukrainian:сповнений, стривожений, ...
Hindi:जोखिमपूर्ण, तनावग्रस्त, ...
Bengali:বিপদসংকুল, উদ্বিগ্ন, ...
Catalan:carregat, angoixat, ...
Czech:plný, vystresovaný, ...
Danish:fyldt, stresset, ...
Dutch:beladen, gestrest, ...
Greek:γεμάτος, αγχωμένος, ...
Hungarian:terhes, feszült, ...
Khmer:ពោរពេញដោយ, តានតឹង, ...
Korean:가득 찬, 불안한, ...
Persian:پرمخاطره, پریشان, ...
Polish:pełen, napięty, ...
Portuguese (BR):tenso, angustiada, ...
Romanian:plin, stresat, ...
Swedish:fylld, stressad, ...
Thai:เต็มไปด้วย, เครียด, ...
Turkish:dolu, gergin, ...
Vietnamese:đầy, căng thẳng, ...

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Definition of fraught - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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