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scared

  • adjective
  • /skɛəd/

Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

Example

“I’m scared I’ll miss the train.”

Synonyms

  • frightened

Related words

  • ascared
  • scaredly
  • scaredness
  • scaredy
  • scaredy cat
  • scaredy pants
  • scaredy-cat
  • scaroused
  • unscared
  • scared green
  • scared pink
  • scared red

Example sentences

  • “I'm scared of what you might say.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “I was too scared to become a lawyer.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The cat scared the coyote away.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “scared” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.