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Definition fraught in British English

fraught adjective

adjective
/frɔːt/
1

very worried and with a lot of problems

Example

Sophie sounded a bit fraught on the phone.

Synonyms and related words
worried nervous upset
1.1

used about situations

Example

The meeting was a bit fraught.

Synonyms and related words
serious severe grave
2

full of problems, difficulties, or things that are confusing

Example

a thousand-word statement fraught with ambiguities

Synonyms and related words
difficult bad embarrassing difficult impossible trying
Definition fraught in British English