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adjective
Date: 1579
thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic <scared of snakes> <scared to go out>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scared
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scared — S3 [skeəd US skerd] adj frightened of something, or nervous about something = ↑afraid ▪ At first, he was really scared. scared of (doing) sth ▪ I ve always been scared of dogs. ▪ Don t be scared of asking for help. scared (that) ▪ I wanted to ask … Dictionary of contemporary English
scared — [ skerd ] adjective ** frightened or worried: scared (that): I m scared I ll fail all my classes. scared of: Louise is scared of flying. be scared to do something: Mike was too scared to go bungee jumping. scared stiff/scared to death (=extremely … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scared — (adj.) pp. adjective from SCARE (Cf. scare) (v.). Scared stiff first recorded 1900; scared shitless is from 1936. Scaredy cat timid person first attested 1933, in Dorothy Parker … Etymology dictionary
scared — scared; scared·ness; un·scared; … English syllables
scared — index caitiff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scared — [adj] frightened afraid, aghast, anxious, fearful, having cold feet*, panicked, panicky, panic stricken, petrified, shaken, startled, terrified, terror stricken; concept 403 Ant. confident, encouraged, unafraid … New thesaurus
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scared — [[t]ske͟ə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ of n, ADJ to inf If you are scared of someone or something, you are frightened of them. I m certainly not scared of him... I was too scared to move... Why are you so scared? Syn:… … English dictionary
scared — adjective frightened of or nervous about something (+ of): I ve always been scared of dogs. | Don t be scared of asking if you need any help. | scared (that): I was scared that they might tell the police. | scared to do sth: Janice lay on the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scared */*/ — UK [skeə(r)d] / US [skerd] adjective frightened, or worried scared of (doing) something: Louise is scared of flying. scared (that): I m scared I ll fail all my exams. be scared to do something: Mike was too scared to go bungee jumping. scared… … English dictionary
