Meaning & use
fraught
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filled with or likely to result in something undesirable, especially danger or difficulty; also, tense or anxious.
See it in a sentence
The negotiations were fraught with tension from the very first meeting.
She gave a fraught smile before walking into the exam room.
A note on using this word
Often followed by 'with,' as in 'fraught with risk,' but can also stand alone to describe a tense mood or situation.
Words with a similar meaning
tensestrained
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Words with an opposite meaning
calmrelaxed
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