fretful

Meanings

• Adjective

  Feeling or showing anxiety or worry; uneasy or troubled.

  - "Her fretful behavior made the long car journey even more unbearable."
  - "The baby was fretful and cried throughout the night."
  - "The fretful patient kept the doctor awake with constant complaints."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fretful
fret , net , wet , set , get , bet , jet , met , pet , fretful , vexed , perplexed , complexed

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Variants

List of all variants of fretful that leads to same result
fretful , fretfully , fretfulness , fretfulnesses

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Etymology

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From Old French 'fretter', meaning 'to torment, to worry'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'fretful' comes from the Old French word 'fretter', which means 'to torment' or 'to worry'.

2. The term 'fretful' is often used in literature to describe characters who are anxious, restless, or troubled.

3. The opposite of 'fretful' is 'unfretful', which means free from worry or anxiety.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

2. Worry: To feel or show concern or unease about something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'fretful' is often used to describe characters who are anxious, restless, or troubled. In art, the term can be used to describe the emotion or mood conveyed in a piece.

How to Memorize "fretful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who is constantly worrying or feeling anxious. Imagine their fretful behavior and the impact it has on those around them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fretful' with words like 'anxious', 'worried', or 'uneasy'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Frightened Rabbits Easily Understand Life Is Troubling'.

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