frightened of

Frequency: 9.8180.2 per million words

The most common preposition, used to express fear of a specific person, animal, or thing.

frightenedfrightened + PREPOSITION

Categories:

of

Examples (10)

  • I'm rather frightened of dogs.
  • She has always been frightened of flying.
  • He got frightened of the dark after the storm.
  • We're not frightened of change anymore.
  • As a child, I was terribly frightened of thunder.
  • Many investors seem frightened of risk in this climate.
  • The little boy looked frightened of the clown.
  • I'm too frightened of heights to climb the ladder.
  • Are you frightened of what might happen next?
  • She sounded almost frightened of her own success.