afraid

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. filled with fear or apprehension (Freq. 29)
- afraid even to turn his head
- suddenly looked afraid
- afraid for his life
- afraid of snakes
- afraid to ask questions
• Ant:
unafraid
• Similar to:
acrophobic, afeard, afeared, aghast, appalled,
dismayed, shocked, agoraphobic, alarmed, algophobic, apprehensive,
hangdog, claustrophobic, fearful, frightened, scared, horrified,
horror-stricken, horror-struck, hunted, hydrophobic, aquaphobic, mysophobic,
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, numb,
numb, terror-stricken, terror-struck, triskaidekaphobic, unnerved,
white-lipped, xenophobic
• See Also:
cowardly, fearful, timid
• Attrubites:
fear, fearfulness, fright
2. filled with regret or concern;
used often to soften an unpleasant statement (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Similar to:
concerned
3. feeling worry or concern or insecurity (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Similar to:
concerned
4. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
- afraid of hard work
- afraid to show emotion
• Similar to:
disinclined

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unafraid(p), fearless