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Defenition of the word afraid

    • Defenition of the word afraid

      • Having fear of or for something.
      • filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
      • filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
      • feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
      • having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "affaid to show emotion"
      • filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I''m afraid I won''t be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I''m afraid you''re wrong"
      • filled with fear or apprehension
      • filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
      • feeling worry or concern or insecurity
      • having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

    Synonyms for the word afraid

      • anxious
      • fearful
      • frightened
      • scared
      • terrified
      • troubled

    Similar words in the afraid

      • acrophobic
      • afeard
      • afeared
      • afraid
      • aghast
      • agoraphobic
      • alarmed
      • algophobic
      • appalled
      • apprehensive
      • aquaphobic
      • browbeaten
      • bullied
      • claustrophobic
      • concerned
      • coward
      • cowardly
      • cowed
      • disinclined
      • dismayed
      • fearful
      • frightened
      • hangdog
      • horrified
      • horror-stricken
      • horror-struck
      • hunted
      • hydrophobic
      • intimidated
      • mysophobic
      • numb
      • panic-stricken
      • panic-struck
      • panicked
      • panicky
      • petrified
      • scared
      • shitless
      • shocked
      • terrified
      • terror-stricken
      • terror-struck
      • timid
      • triskaidekaphobic
      • unnerved
      • white-lipped
      • xenophobic

    Antonyms for the word afraid

      • fearless
      • unafraid

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