afraid

Meanings

• Adjective

  Feeling intense fear, anxiety, or apprehension.

  - "I was afraid to speak in public."
  - "She looked afraid when she saw the monster."
  - "He was afraid of heights."

• Verb

  Cause to feel fear.

  - "The loud noise afraid the horses."
  - "The threat of punishment afraid the children."
  - "The dark forest afraid the travelers."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈfɹeɪd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

afeared , alarmed , anxious , apprehensive , fearful , timid , timorous , sorry

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with afraid
braid , delay , decay , disobey , fray , gray , lay , may , play , pray , stray , way

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. affraid (en) : Not able to afford
   

2. afray (en) : To provoke fear in
   

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Variants

List of all variants of afraid that leads to same result
afraid , afraid for , afraid not , afraid so , afraid to say , regret to say , sorry to say

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Afraid (past tense): I was afraid., Afraid (past participle): I had been afraid., Afraidly (adverb): She spoke afraidly., Afraids (plural noun): They all were afraids., More afraid (comparative form): He was more afraid than she., Most afraid (superlative form): She was the most afraid.

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English fære, færen: to be terrified, from fægan: to fear, from fēas: fear, terror.

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Trivia

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1. The fear of long words is called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

2. The fear of spiders is called arachnophobia.

3. The fear of heights is called acrophobia.

4. The fear of public speaking is called glossophobia.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anxiety: A feeling of nervousness, worry, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

2. Phobia: An extreme or irrational fear of a specific thing or situation.

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Culture

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In literature, 'afraid' has been used extensively to describe characters' emotions and reactions. For instance, Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' portrays a character consumed by fear, while Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' explores the fear of the unknown. In music, 'afraid' is a common theme in ballads and love songs.

How to Memorize "afraid"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person with a terrified expression, shaking and quivering, eyes wide open.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'afraid' with the feeling of butterflies in your stomach.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'A Frightened Rabbit Is Dreadfully Afraid' to remember the spelling and meaning of 'afraid'.

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