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1. (adj.) afraid
feeling fear; filled with apprehension:
to be afraid to go.
2. afraid
feeling regret or unhappiness:
I'm afraid we can't go on Monday.
3. afraid
feeling reluctance or unwillingness:
He was afraid to show his emotions.
Etymology: (var. sp. of affrayed, ptp. of affray)
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1. (adj) afraid(p)
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"
2. (adj) afraid
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"
3. (adj) afraid
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"
4. (adj) afraid
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
"afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"
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1. (adjective) afraid
scared, frightened
My son is afraid of the dark.; too afraid to try skydiving
2. afraid
worried
afraid that we'll be late; I was afraid of giving the secret away.
3. afraid
I'm afraid
indicates that what you are saying will be disappointing
I'm afraid we have to leave now.
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| Definition of 'afraid' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. afraid
impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive
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Sense: feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc)
The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.
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 Afrikaans: bang |
 Arabic: خَائِف |
 Bulgarian: изплашен |
 Brazilian: com medo |
 Czech: poděšený; bát se |
 German: Angst haben, sich fürchte |
 Danish: bange |
 Greek: φοβισμένος, που φοβάται |
 Spanish: temeroso, con miedo |
 Estonian: kartma |
 Farsi: ترسیده؛ ترسان |
 Finnish: arka |
 French: effrayé |
 Hebrew: פּוִחֵד |
 Hindi: डरा हुआ, भयभीत |
 Croatian: uplašen |
 Hungarian: fél |
 Indonesian: takut |
 Icelandic: hræddur |
 Italian: spaventato |
 Japanese: 恐れて |
 Korean: 두려워하여 |
 Lithuanian: bijantis, išsigandęs |
 Latvian: baidīties |
 Malay: takut |
 Dutch: bang |
 Norwegian: redd |
 Polish: przestraszony |
 Persian: ترسیده؛ ترسان |
 Pashto: ډار شوی |
 Portuguese: com medo |
 Romanian: înfricoşat |
 Russian: испуганный |
 Slovak: vyľakaný |
 Slovenian: bati se |
 Serbian: uplašen |
 Swedish: rädd |
 Thai: กลัว |
 Turkish: korkmuş, korkar |
 Taiwanese: 害怕的 |
 Ukrainian: зляканий |
 Urdu: خوفزدہ |
 Vietnamese: sợ hãi |
 Chinese: 害怕的 |
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