/frɔːt/
fraught
BrE /frɔːt/
NAmE /frɔːt/
~ with sth
filled with sth unpleasant
a situation fraught with danger/difficulty/problems
(especially BrE)
causing or feeling worry and anxiety
SYN tense
She looked/sounded fraught.
There was a fraught silence.
Things are as fraught as ever in the office.