What is the meaning of fraught?

adjective

  • Marked by distress.
    • usage: "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"
  • Filled with or attended with.
    • usage: "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"
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