The difference between Fearful and Frightened

When used as adjectives, fearful means frightening, whereas frightened means afraid.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fearful and Frightened

  1. Fearful as an adjective:

    Frightening.

  2. Fearful as an adjective:

    Tending to fear; timid.

    Examples:

    "a fearful boy"

  3. Fearful as an adjective (dated):

    Terrible; shockingly bad.

  4. Fearful as an adjective (now, _, rare):

    Frightened; filled with terror.

  1. Frightened as an adjective:

    Afraid; suffering from fear.

  1. Frightened as a verb:

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