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Princeton's WordNet

  1. frightened, scaredadjective

    made afraid

    "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

Wiktionary

  1. scaredadjective

    Having fear; afraid, frightened.

Wikipedia

  1. Scared

    Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus occurring in the present, or in anticipation or expectation of a future threat perceived as a risk to oneself. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat (also known as the fight-or-flight response), which in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) can be a freeze response or paralysis. In humans and other animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus, fear is judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia. Fear is closely related to the emotion anxiety, which occurs as the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable. The fear response serves survival by engendering appropriate behavioral responses, so it has been preserved throughout evolution. Sociological and organizational research also suggests that individuals' fears are not solely dependent on their nature but are also shaped by their social relations and culture, which guide their understanding of when and how much fear to feel.Fear is sometimes incorrectly considered the opposite of courage. For the reason that courage is a willingness to face adversity, fear is an example of a condition that makes the exercise of courage possible.

ChatGPT

  1. scared

    Scared is an adjective used to describe a feeling of fear, anxiety, or dread that arises from the anticipation or perception of danger, harm, or threat to one's well-being. It is a state of being afraid or frightened, often accompanied by physical and psychological symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweating, trembling, and a strong desire to escape or avoid the source of fear. Scared can also refer to the emotional or mental distress caused by something unsettling or unsettling.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scared

    of Scare

Wikidata

  1. Scared

    Scared was the first full-length album by California punk rock band Swingin' Utters, released in 1992, following the EP Gives You Strength, released earlier the same year. The cover calls the band "Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters", the name they originally used before shortening it. Because this album was originally released on 10-inch vinyl, and only limited numbers exist, all of these tracks appear on the 1996 compilation CD, More Scared, although in a different order. The first pressing of the original 10-inch vinyl was on black vinyl and the second pressing was on a black/white splatter colored vinyl.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'scared' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3834

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'scared' in Adjectives Frequency: #921

Anagrams for scared »

  1. cadres

  2. cedars

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  4. ecards

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scared in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scared in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scared in a Sentence

  1. Glenn Sparks:

    By definition, fear is a negative emotion, when we're scared of something, we are experiencing our well-being under threat, and people do not enjoy that. What they are enjoying are things associated with that experience that typically happen after the scare is over.

  2. Breanna Lathrop:

    I think people are going into this already feeling a little scared and overwhelmed, we talk about their questions and we want them to feel comfortable. But when you're talking about suddenly vaccinating hundreds of people, I can't sit with hundreds of people and have that conversation.

  3. John Nogowski:

    I’ll never let any man talk to me like that. I’m not scared of anyone. Hitters get on first base and do the macarena when they get a broken-bat single. I don’t say anything. If he has a problem with it, I’m right here. I’m 60 feet, 6 inches away.

  4. Robin Perez:

    I was very scared, i’m new to Albany. We don’t deal with this in Massachusetts.

  5. Larry Hogan:

    I think it is critical that the President of the United States -- when people are really scared and in the middle of this worldwide pandemic -- that in these press conferences, that we really get the facts out there.

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