fraught
adjective/frɔt/
Frequency rank: #11,490 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
filled with or causing stress, anxiety, or difficulty
Example sentence
The negotiations were fraught with tension, and nobody left the room feeling satisfied.
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