Origin: Germanic
Old English suffix
Fraught has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
Verb
1
To load (a ship, cargo etc.).
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"
Example Sentences
"a fraught mother-daughter relationship"
adjective
"words fraught with meaning"
adjective
"an incident fraught with danger"
adjective
"a silence pregnant with suspense"
adjective