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[ adjective ] filled with fear or apprehension
Examples "afraid even to turn his head" "suddenly looked afraid" "afraid for his life" "afraid of snakes" "afraid to ask questions" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)If , however , the child is weak , overweight , or afraid , more help will be needed . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)We get some clue from a_few remembrances of childhood and from the circumstance that we are probably not much more afraid of people now than man ever was . We are not now afraid of atomic_bombs in the same way that people once feared comets . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Time to become afraid . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)By the time he was prosperous enough - his goals were high - he was bald and afraid of women . |
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[ adjective ] filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
Examples "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" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The first substantially complete stereo Giselle ( and the only one of its scope since Feyer 's four-sided LP edition of 1958 for Angel ) , this set is , I'm afraid , likely to provide more horrid fascination than enjoyment . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)The young banker looked at him with a certain surprise , and then he said flatly : `` I'm afraid I can't tell you anything in_particular about Kent_House . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)`` I am afraid there is not much to amuse small children here . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] feeling worry or concern or insecurity
Examples "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" Used in print (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)In I wanted to tell him , but I was afraid to the final to is lightly stressed because it represents to tell him . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
Examples "afraid of hard work" "affaid to show emotion" Related terms |
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