fraid

Examples

• All

• 'Fraid so, officer.

  Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

• "A big fellow like you ... 'fraid of a little walk!"

  Greed (1924)

• Yes, 'fraid so, old chap.

  A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

• She's as 'fraid as a cat.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And he's 'fraid to shed the light

  Bulworth (1998)

• "I can't fight 'em like I am," she thought. "They wouldn't be 'fraid of a little girl in a short dress."

  Fiction book (1996)

• "Der's nuttin' to pe 'fraid of!

  Greed (1924)

• We talkin' about a fear we have of takin' a cookie... Grandma's cookie jar... 'fraid of being caught?

  Red State (2011)

• 'Fraid of the dark, she always kept a nightlight on.

• He feels 'fraid when he has to speak in front of a crowd.

Synonyms

A

afraid

vsfraid

∞ 1.0

Feeling fear or worry about something

is the informal dialect spelling of that same word

F

frightened

vsfraid

343 1.0

Being afraid because something seems dangerous

is broader, also covering worry or reluctance rather than sudden alarm

F

fearful

vsfraid

115 1.3

Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened

is the single feeling state rather than a habitual tendency

A

afeard

vsfraid

• Archaic

3 9.9

An old dialect word meaning feeling scared or worried

is the informal dialect spelling rather than the archaic form

S

skeered

vsfraid

• UK

1 9.9

Feeling afraid of something

is a dialect spelling often used in writing rather than spoken pronunciation

Antonyms

B

brave

860 1.0

Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear

U

unafraid

29 1.6

Not feeling fear or worry when facing danger

How Afraid

petrified

39 4.6

terrified

369 2.1

scared

∞ 1.0

fraid

• UK

6 9.9

worried

∞ 1.0

uneasy

92 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology