🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

害怕的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hàipà de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Frightened/ˈfraɪ.tənd/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"害怕的孩子躲在母亲身后。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Feeling fear or anxiety; scared.

    "The frightened child clung to her mother during the thunderstorm."
  2. 2

    Caused to feel fear or anxiety.

    "The frightened animals fled from the approaching storm."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'frightened' originates from the Old English 'fyrhtan', meaning to frighten or terrify. It evolved through Middle English as 'frighten', which was influenced by the Old Norse 'frikna', meaning to be afraid, reflecting a historical shift in the understanding of fear and its expression in the English language.

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