Word of the Week: Fraught

Every week we’ll be featuring an exceptional, useful, or just plain weird word. Use it to inspire a poem, impress your coworkers, or scare away the person sitting too close to you on the bus.

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The word of the week is fraught.

fraught
/frɔːt/

Adjective
1. Distressed.
2. Laden.
3. Furnished, equipped.

Synonyms
abounding – filled – heavy

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