scaredy-cat
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8.5
- adjective
- /ˈskɛrdiˌkæt/
- Offensive
:
miedoso
- She called herself a scaredy-cat because she was afraid to try bungee jumping.
Examples
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She always acts like a scaredy-cat when it's time to watch horror movies.
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My little brother is such a scaredy-cat when it comes to watching scary movies.
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Don't be a scaredy-cat; the roller coaster is perfectly safe.
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Don't be such a scaredy-cat!
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My brother is a real scaredy-cat when it comes to horror movies.
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Don't be such a scaredy-cat; there's nothing to be afraid of.
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I know you're a scaredy-cat, but you can handle this challenge.
Synonyms
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1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
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3.9
Feeling fear and avoiding dangerous or difficult situations
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4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
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7.0
Easily frightened or nervous and likely to move suddenly
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9.9
Not brave and easily frightened
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9.9
Easily afraid and not willing to take risks
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8.4
Very easily frightened and nervous, often jumping at small noises
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8.7
Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled
Nervous and easily frightened, likely to jump at sudden sounds
Being very easily frightened and not brave
Antonyms
How Timid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scaredy-cat comes from the simple words scare ('to frighten') and cat ('the animal'), and it is used to tease someone for being easily afraid. So, as an adjective, calling someone scaredy-cat means they show fear in situations that are not very dangerous.