afraid
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1.0
- adjective
- /əˈfreɪd/
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- Were you ever afraid of big dogs?
- afraid to speak
- afraid to fail
- afraid of losing
I think the answer is I am most afraid of being alone.
- I think the answer is I am most afraid of being alone.
- Maybe there's just part of me that's just afraid to commit.
- Humans are not actually afraid of bad things.
- People not being afraid to take a leap of faith.
- But so many people are afraid to go to that place.
- So he then says, I've never been afraid to grasp the nettle.
- And unfortunately, so many women are afraid to ask questions.
- I would imagine people are more afraid to whip it out these days.
- I mean, I am never afraid of dead air.
- They say that people are afraid of what they don't understand.
- So there's nothing I'm afraid of knowing, right?
Examples
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Many children are afraid of the dark and need a nightlight to feel safe.
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At first, I was afraid that I could perform this job; I lacked confidence.
Academic text (2015) -
I think the answer is I am most afraid of being alone.
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But so many people are afraid to go to that place.
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And unfortunately, so many women are afraid to ask questions.
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A Britain where British Jews are afraid is not Britain.
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You shouldn't be afraid to be who you are.
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Both students and faculty in Beta reported being afraid of strangers coming on campus.
Academic text (2011) -
I cling to people because I am afraid they will leave me.
Academic text (2015) -
I was not afraid to let my deficiencies show and not afraid to seek help for those deficiencies.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Feeling afraid because you think something bad might happen
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1.0
Feeling nervous or upset about something that may go wrong
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
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1.0
Feeling afraid of things like the dark or loud noises and wanting to avoid them
263
2.1
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
201
2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
143
1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
98
3.2
You feel worried and not relaxed
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5.0
Feeling worried that something bad will happen
29
4.6
So frightened that you cannot move or think clearly
19
9.9
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
3
1.0
Being afraid because something seems dangerous
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.4
Very easily frightened and nervous, often jumping at small noises
Compounds
How Afraid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Afraid comes from the old parts a- meaning 'in' and fear, so it literally meant 'in fear', which is why today it means feeling fear, worry, or reluctance.