Definition of Fraught
Fraught
Fraught


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(adjective)
Filled with anxiety, worry, or danger.

e.g. The fraught situation in the Middle East requires careful diplomacy.

(adjective)
resulting or characterized by stress, anxiety, or tension;

e.g. There was a fraught silence in the audience after her controversial comment.

(adjective)
in old usage, well provided or supplied with something, or bearing some load or burden;

e.g. The branches of the tree were fraught with ripe fruits.



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