afraid

[a·fraid]

To be afraid is to be scared. People are afraid of snakes, bugs, heights, bears, death, and public speaking, among other things.

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Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "affaid to show emotion"


p. a.
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.


Afraid

A*fraid" , p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid." Milton. &hand; This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. "I am afraid to die." "I am afraid he will chastise me." "Be not afraid that I your hand should take." Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter. Syn. -- Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

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Usage Examples

As the only girl growing up among three brothers, I was always afraid of being excluded. If there was a game to be played, a sport to be learned, a competition to join, I was on my feet and ready. I didn't spend much time alone for fear that I'd miss out.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I'm afraid I could never be that cool in real life!

A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime?

Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn't shake but inside I was shaking.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.

Air travel is the safest form of travel aside from walking even then, the chances of being hit by a public bus at 30,000 feet are remarkably slim. I also have no problem with confined spaces. Or heights. What I am afraid of is speed.

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

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