Loaded, burdened, or heavily charged with something (usually something negative like danger or emotion).
From 'be-' prefix plus 'fraught' (from Dutch 'vracht' meaning cargo or load, ultimately from Proto-Germanic). The 'be-' intensifies the laden quality, making it mean thoroughly or heavily charged.
This word combines two layers of meaning about weight and burden—'fraught' alone means tense or loaded with difficulty, but 'befraught' amplifies it to mean absolutely saturated with trouble or emotion, like an atmosphere so thick you can barely breathe.
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