scared
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
scared
/ˈskeɚd/
adjective
scared
/ˈskeɚd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCARED
[more scared; most scared]
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afraid of something
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nervous or frightened
— often + of
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The rabbit looked scared.
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I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
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He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
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She's scared to walk alone at night.
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The children got scared [=became frightened] and ran away.
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He was scared of asking her out.
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She's scared of snakes.
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I want to look in the file, but I'm scared of what I'll find.
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She was scared to death of flying. = She was scared stiff of flying. [=she was very scared of flying]
