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fraught
[ frawt ]
adjective
- full of, accompanied by, or involving something specified, usually something unpleasant (often followed by with ): her pain-fraught body; a gathering fraught with joyful sounds.
a task fraught with danger;
her pain-fraught body;
emotionally fraught lyrics;
a gathering fraught with joyful sounds.
- characterized by or causing tension or stress: We are living in fraught times.
He has always been overweight, so his relationship with food is fraught.
We are living in fraught times.
- Archaic. filled or laden:
ships fraught with precious wares.
noun
- Scot. a load; cargo; freight (of a ship).
fraught
/ ڰɔː /
adjective
- usually postpositiveand foll bywith filled or charged; attended
a venture fraught with peril
- informal.showing or producing tension or anxiety
she looks rather fraught
a fraught situation
- archaic.usually postpositiveand foll bywith freighted
noun
- an obsolete word for freight
Other Word Forms
- ··ڰܲ adjective
- ܲ·ڰܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraught1
Example Sentences
The program was most recently targeted by Project 2025, which called for its termination, alleging it was “fraught with scandal and abuse” and had “little or no long-term academic value for children.”
As winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes took the stage, many addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. as well as L.A. rebuilding after January’s devastating firestorms.
The incident ignited a fraught debate about how the US healthcare system operates.
ever course India chooses - and however Pakistan responds - each step is fraught with risk.
Eating out, going to social events and travelling abroad are all fraught with anxiety.
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