What does afraid mean?
Definitions for afraid
əˈfreɪdafraid
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word afraid.
Princeton's WordNet
afraid(p)adjective
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"
afraidadjective
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"
afraidadjective
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"
afraidadjective
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
"afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"
Wiktionary
afraidadjective
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
afraidadjective
regretful, sorry
I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.
Webster Dictionary
Afraid
impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive
Freebase
Afraid
"Afraid" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on their 1997 album Generation Swine. A two-track pig promo picture CD includes the 3:56 Swine Mix and 4:10 Rave Mix. Written by bassist Nikki Sixx, the lyrics were inspired by the early stages of his relationship with Donna D'Errico, when he felt she was running away from him from fear of getting too close. The song charted at number 10 on the Mainstream rock charts.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Afraid
a-frād′, adj. struck with fear: timid. [See Affray.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
afraid
One of the most reproachful sea-epithets, as not only conveying the meaning being struck with fear, but also implies rank cowardice. (See AFEARD.)
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'afraid' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1848
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'afraid' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1236
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'afraid' in Adjectives Frequency: #221
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of afraid in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of afraid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of afraid in a Sentence
Coronavirus days are a normal day for me. I have been completely alone at home for years, a complete ban. It was as if I had been transferred from a smaller prison to a larger one, in Iran, because of the ban, all artists and journalists and even ordinary people inside Iran are afraid to even talk to me, I am completely alone, and I am always at home.
We're afraid this is the tip of the iceberg.
Those who are the same age as us or older saw it happen, but they are too afraid to talk, and those who are younger than us never even knew it happened.
To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.
I am proud of our resilience, i am proud that we can live in a place where we aren’t persecuted daily. I don’t know if many people realize that. You don’t have to look over your shoulder constantly. We have our freedoms. I’m happy where we are as a nation because it’s far better than it could be. We always fight and we never give up. We’re not afraid to tackle hard issues. And, we’ve maintained a level of security and freedom that is unparalleled.
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- مرعوب, خائفArabic
- изпла́шенBulgarian
- porCatalan, Valencian
- vystrašený, bojácný, bázlivýCzech
- bangeDanish
- bedauern, leider, ängstlichGerman
- temerse que, tener miedoSpanish
- pahoillaanFinnish
- ræddur, banginFaroese
- effrayéFrench
- [[tá]] [[eagla]] [[orm]], eaglachIrish
- डरा हुआHindi
- félHungarian
- takutIndonesian
- pauraItalian
- 恐れ, 怖いJapanese
- қорыққанKazakh
- 무서워하다Korean
- takutMalay
- bang, bevreesdDutch
- engstelig, reddNorwegian
- obawiać sięPolish
- temer, [[ter]] [[medo]], [[estar]] [[com]] [[medo]]Portuguese
- боя́щийся, бояться, испу́ганный, боя́тьсяRussian
- vystrašenýSlovak
- räddSwedish
- takotTagalog
- đáng sợVietnamese
- 害怕Chinese
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