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Fraught Definition & Meaning

fraught
adjective
  1. marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"
  2. filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"

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What does fraught mean?
marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship" filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"
What part of speech is fraught?
Fraught is an adjective.
How many definitions does fraught have?
Fraught has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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