fraught

3 definitions • 4 examples

full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers:

fraught with difficulties The negotiations have been fraught with difficulties right from the start.

causing or having extreme worry or anxiety:

This is one of the most fraught weekends of the year for the security forces.

The atmosphere in the office is rather fraught.

full of (unpleasant things such as problems or dangers):

Writing about science at a popular level is a task fraught with difficulty.