fraught with
idiom
: full of (something bad or unwanted)
The situation was fraught with danger.
The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors.
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Introducing populations at other sites is fraught with risk, too.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The relationship between mother and daughter—depicted with layered acuity and fraught with shame, disgust, love, desire, betrayal, veneration, and rage—is the burning centre of the novel.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
Holiday gatherings have long been fraught with unsolicited comments about food, bodies, and weight from extended family.
—Christine Byrne, SELF, 22 Dec. 2025
But the project has been fraught with lawsuits, claims of a land grab by the developer, and some accounts of mistreatment of senior citizens, who stand to be the first impacted by the project.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The relationship between mother and daughter—depicted with layered acuity and fraught with shame, disgust, love, desire, betrayal, veneration, and rage—is the burning centre of the novel.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
Holiday gatherings have long been fraught with unsolicited comments about food, bodies, and weight from extended family.
—Christine Byrne, SELF, 22 Dec. 2025
But the project has been fraught with lawsuits, claims of a land grab by the developer, and some accounts of mistreatment of senior citizens, who stand to be the first impacted by the project.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Fraught with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraught%20with. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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