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fraught

[ frawt ]

adjective

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Archaic. filled or laden:

    ships fraught with precious wares.



noun

  1. Scot. a load; cargo; freight (of a ship).

fraught

/ ڰɔː /

adjective

  1. usually postpositiveand foll bywith filled or charged; attended

    a venture fraught with peril

  2. informal.
    showing or producing tension or anxiety

    she looks rather fraught

    a fraught situation

  3. archaic.
    usually postpositiveand foll bywith freighted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an obsolete word for freight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ڰܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraught1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht “freight money, freight”; compare Old High German ڰŧ “eԾԲ,” Old English ǣ ‼DzDz”; freight
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraught1

C14: from Middle Dutch vrachten , from vracht freight
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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.

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The incident ignited a fraught debate about how the US healthcare system operates.

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ever course India chooses - and however Pakistan responds - each step is fraught with risk.

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Eating out, going to social events and travelling abroad are all fraught with anxiety.

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Little did I know that this hobby would later be the key to me repairing my fraught relationship with food.

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