Who Does Fraught Mean?
1: Full of or Accompanied by Something Specified —Used with with a Situation Fraught with dangerThe Paper Was Poorly Researched and Is Fraught with Errors. 2...
1 : full of or accompanied by something specified —used with with a situation fraught with dangerThe paper was poorly researched and is fraught with errors. 2 : causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy a fraught relationship. 3 archaic. a : laden.
Can fraught be used alone?
Fraught as a standalone adjective meaning "distressed, anxious, tense," without an accompanying prepositional phrase, is a 20th-century innovation.
How do you use fraught?
- The treasure hunt was fraught with puzzles that had to be solved in order to find the fortune.
- Because Jim and Hazel's marriage had been fraught with issues for years, it came as no surprise to anyone when Hazel filed for divorce.
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