Afraid
21afraid — adjective Etymology: Middle English affraied, from past participle of affraien to frighten more at affray Date: 14th century 1. filled with fear or apprehension < afraid of machines > < afraid for his job > 2. filled with …
22afraid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See fear. Ant., fearless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Apprehensive of the future] Syn. hesitant, anxious, apprehensive, disturbed, frightened, fearful, scared, nervous, timorous, cautious, uneasy,… …
23afraid — adjective (often afraid of/to do) feeling fear or anxiety; frightened. ↘(afraid for) anxious about the well being of. Phrases I m afraid expressing polite apology or regret. Origin ME: past participle of the obs. verb affray, from Anglo Norman Fr …
24afraid — adjective 1) they ran away because they were afraid Syn: frightened, scared, terrified, fearful, petrified, scared witless, scared to death, terror stricken, terror struck, frightened out of one s wits, scared out of one s wits, shaking in one s… …
25afraid — adjective 1) they ran away because they were afraid Syn: frightened, scared, terrified, fearful, nervous, petrified, intimidated, cowardly, faint hearted; informal scared stiff; N.Amer.; informal spooked 2) don t be afraid to ask awkward… …
26afraid — a•fraid [[t]əˈfreɪd[/t]] adj. 1) feeling fear; filled with apprehension: to be afraid to go[/ex] 2) feeling regret or unhappiness: I m afraid we can t go on Monday[/ex] 3) feeling reluctance or unwillingness: He was afraid to show his… …
27afraid — Maka u, weli, weliweli, wiwo, e ena; kūpēkia (rare). ♦ Afraid for no reason, maka u wale, maka u honua. ♦ To make afraid, ho omaka u, ho omāka uka u. ♦ He is afraid of war, maka u oia i ke kaua …
28afraid — predic.adj. 1 (often foll. by of, or that or lest + clause) alarmed, frightened. 2 (foll. by to + infin.) unwilling or reluctant for fear of the consequences (was afraid to go in). Phrases and idioms: be afraid (foll. by that + clause) colloq.… …
29afraid — adjective /əˈfɹeɪd/ a) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. He is afraid of death. b) regretful, sorry He is afraid to die …
30afraid — /əˈfreɪd / (say uh frayd) adjective 1. feeling fear; filled with apprehension: *She was even afraid to leave her suitcase at the railway station – policewomen love railway stations –criena rohan, 1962. 2. reluctantly or regretfully of the opinion …
