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- DictionaryScared/skerd/
adjective
- 1. fearful; frightened: "I wasn't scared at all"
The meaning of SCARED is thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic. How to use scared in a sentence.
Synonyms for SCARED: afraid, frightened, terrified, horrified, shocked, fearful, alarmed, worried; Antonyms of SCARED: fearless, unafraid, daring, adventurous, brave, bold, spirited, audacious.
frightened or worried: He's scared of spiders. I'm scared of tell ing her what really happened. He's scared to tell her what really happened. I was scared (= very worried) (that) you might not be there. I was scared stiff (= extremely frightened). She had a scared look on her face. Synonyms. afraid (FEAR) frightened. petrified (FRIGHTENED)
The meaning of SCARE is to frighten especially suddenly : alarm. How to use scare in a sentence.
Scared definition: filled with fear, terror, or dread, often suddenly; frightened; alarmed. See examples of SCARED used in a sentence.
When you are scared, you are frightened or alarmed. It can be a momentary thing: hearing a car screech outside your house and worrying that your dog just got hit. It can be longer: you might be scared for weeks or months after a medical diagnosis.
scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: The thieves got scared and ran away. afraid, frightened or scared? Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about.
Check pronunciation: scared. Definition of scared adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
frightened or worried: Robert's scared of heights. I was scared to death (= very frightened). [ + (that) ] We were scared that we'd be killed. Fewer examples. He was too scared to go through with the operation. I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared. She's scared to death of dogs. I was scared he would carry out his threat.
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