Word "AFRAID" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
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

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
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

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
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

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Fearful affray said to come to a sad end (6)
American, with help, eats starters of fowl roasted like a chicken (6)
A loud onslaught will make you apprehensive (6)
Scared? RAF's flying and getting assistance (6)
"Be ___. Be very ___." (tagline from "The Fly")
Scared The Telegraph Quick 27 Feb 2024
Who's ___ of Virginia Woolf?, Burton/Taylor film Puzzler Backwords 13 Feb 2024
Suffering from cold feet, perhaps
Scared by an Air Force attack (6)
Scared of a loud attack The Times Quick Cryptic 01 Feb 2024
Wishing for a night-light, maybe
Chicken Zafran side, no frills (6)
Who’s - - - of Virginia Woolf, play Mirror Tea Time 23 Dec 2023
Scared The Telegraph Quick 28 Nov 2023
Scared Eugene Sheffer 21 Oct 2023
Frightened Universal 03 Oct 2023
Fearful The Times Concise 19 Jul 2023
Yellow, so to speak New York Times 06 Apr 2023
Ready to run, perhaps LA Times Daily 10 Feb 2023
Far from stout Newsday 28 Jan 2023
Fearful LA Times Daily 15 Jan 2023
Having the willies Wall Street Journal 25 Oct 2022
Frightened Thomas Joseph 29 Aug 2022
Frightened Thomas Joseph 17 Aug 2022
Scared The Telegraph Quick 12 Jul 2022
Cowed and bust after getting a fine The Times Cryptic 16 Jun 2022
Alarmed, fearful Irish Times Simplex 13 May 2022
Scared Universal 13 Apr 2022
Far from fearless Newsday 20 Feb 2022
Alarmed, fearful Irish Times Simplex 01 Jan 2022
Fearful The Guardian Quick 24 Dec 2021
Scared fighter at front in a surprise attack
Scared The Telegraph Quick 14 Nov 2021
Alarmed, fearful Irish Times Simplex 05 Nov 2021
“I see these witches are ____ of swords” (Comedy of Errors) The Times Specialist Sunday 17 Oct 2021
Timid, frightened The Times Concise 05 Oct 2021
Alarmed, fearful Irish Times Simplex 10 Aug 2021
Scared The Telegraph Quick 06 Aug 2021
Frightened Irish Times Simplex 24 Jul 2021
Frightened of nothing, back on attack
Scared RAF aid is scattered
Alarmed, fearful Irish Times Simplex 27 May 2021
Nervous of attack by a force
Frightened Newsday 12 Apr 2021
Frightened Irish Times Simplex 02 Apr 2021
"Are You ___ of the Dark?" horror anthology TV series that was created by D.J. MacHale
Scared of a fellow's assault
Help to finish a French chicken
Faint-hearted Newsday 21 Feb 2021
Scared in a loud attack The Sun Two Speed 06 Feb 2021
Frightened The Sun Two Speed 06 Feb 2021
Scared of air force attack
Frightened Premier Sunday 09 Aug 2020
Scared out of one's wits by chicken Irish Times Crosaire 04 Aug 2020
Fearful of a crime, one ousts unionist
Scared by a female attack The Sun Two Speed 11 Jun 2020
Fearful The Times Concise 29 Apr 2020
Chicken RAF cooked to help The Sun Two Speed 29 Apr 2020
RAF surprisingly needs help as scared The Sun Two Speed 01 Apr 2020
Trepid Newsday 13 Mar 2020
Scared of American fellow mounting attack
Shaking in one's boots from a loud attack The Sun Two Speed 05 Mar 2020
Frozen, maybe The Washington Post 18 Dec 2019
Frozen, maybe LA Times Daily 18 Dec 2019
Chicken RAF cooked to assist The Sun Two Speed 17 Nov 2019
Regretfully accepting single father needs help
Fearful Irish Times Simplex 30 Oct 2019
Scared The Telegraph Quick 23 Oct 2019
Local chicken takes the head off neighbours' highflyers with surprise attack Irish Times Crosaire 16 Sep 2019
Intimidated by a fellow with rifle
Scared Universal 23 Aug 2019
American loud music gets to Rob - he's shaking in his boots Irish Times Crosaire 09 Aug 2019
Fearful African given assistance
American loud music - Rob is shaking in his boots Irish Times Crosaire 05 Apr 2019
. Fearful of a fine, search by police
Don't start air force attack with wind up The Telegraph Toughie 22 Mar 2019
Scared of setting up private account briefly for foreign footballers Irish Times Crosaire 15 Mar 2019
Intimidated by a loud break-in Irish Times Crosaire 08 Feb 2019
Scared
Fright-filled Premier Sunday 16 Dec 2018
Katie Holmes starrer "Don't Be ___ of the Dark"
Frightened The Telegraph Quick 25 Sep 2018
Fearful LA Times Daily 30 Jul 2018
Fearful The Washington Post 30 Jul 2018
Quaking in one's boots USA Today 11 Feb 2018
Scared Eugene Sheffer 20 Jan 2018
Quaking in one's boots
Fearful
Lily-livered New York Times 05 Oct 2017
A hand put round brother, cowering?
A hand put round brother, cowering? The Times Cryptic 21 Jul 2017
Trembling, say New York Times 09 Jul 2017
Scared of air force strike
Worried leader's gone missing in RAF attack
A key resistance to support in a state Irish Times Crosaire 22 Mar 2017
Lily-livered
Trembling, say
Fearful of Air Force attack
Fearful Universal 12 Dec 2016
Fearful The Telegraph Quick 27 Nov 2016
Far from fearless Family Time 06 Nov 2016
Scared of a loud rifle
Scared Newsday 03 Oct 2016
Terror-stricken New York Times 21 Jun 2016
Scared to help without brother in Italy
Reluctant female wearing a sack The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Mar 2016
Scared fellow caught in a sudden attack The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Jan 2016
Fearful USA Today 21 Jan 2016
Fearful
Fearful
Terror-stricken
Frightened of air force attack
Anxious, scared The Sun Two Speed 22 Nov 2015
Fearful of a loud attack The Sun Two Speed 22 Nov 2015
Fearful Newsday 11 Nov 2015
Hiding under the covers LA Times Daily 03 Jun 2015
Scared and frustrated, runaway starts to get help
Phobic LA Times Daily 31 Mar 2015
Pair opening and filling sack with butterflies The Telegraph Toughie 12 Feb 2015
Apprehensive The Telegraph Quick 11 Feb 2015
Hiding under the covers
Phobic
Fearful
Yellow
"Don't Be ___ of the Dark" Robert Cray
Shaking like a leaf
Scared
Frozen, maybe
Far from fearless
Frozen, maybe
Frozen, maybe
Scared
Far from fearless
Frightened
Yellow
Frightened
A little female, Sally, becoming panicky
Frozen, perhaps
Far from fearless
Ready to run
Craven
Shaking in one's shoes
Scared
Not stout
Yellow
Frightened
Not stout
Nervous
Shaking, maybe
Scared
Fainthearted
Timid
Timid
Shivering in one's shoes
Gun-shy, say
Frozen stiff
Chicken
Frightened
Fainthearted
Timorous
Chicken
Chicken
Terror-stricken
Nervous
Fearful
Timorous
Shaking in one's boots
Tremulous
Filled with apprehension
Reluctant
Apprehensive
Reluctant.
Anxious.
Filled with concern.
Trepid.
Faint-hearted.
Apprehensive.
Alarmed.
Timorous.
"I, a stranger and ___. In a world I never made."—Housman.
Petrified
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