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scared
adjective
: afraid of something : nervous or frightened
Full Definition of SCARED
: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic <scared of snakes> <scared to go out>
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First Known Use of SCARED
1579
Related to SCARED
- Synonyms
- affrighted, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, horror-struck, hysterical (also hysteric), afraid, scary, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized
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