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| alarm |
to make afraid. [1/4 definitions] |
| anxiety |
a feeling of being worried, nervous, or afraid that something bad will happen. |
| anxious |
feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. [1/2 definitions] |
| disturb |
to make upset or a little afraid. [1/2 definitions] |
| dread |
to be very afraid of. [1/4 definitions] |
| fear |
to be afraid or frightened. [1/8 definitions] |
| fearful |
feeling fear; afraid. [1/2 definitions] |
| frighten |
to cause fear in someone; to make someone afraid. |
| frightened |
afraid (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/2 definitions] |
| intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, esp. by means of threats. [1/2 definitions] |
| jealous |
afraid of losing someone's love or attention to another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| scared |
feeling fear; afraid. |
| slink |
to move as if afraid or ashamed; go quietly so as to avoid attention. |
| square |
(informal) one who is old-fashioned in his or her taste or afraid to have fun. [1/22 definitions] |
| take the bull by the horns |
to handle a difficult problem in a direct manner, even if one is afraid. |
| tame |
taken from a wild state, but gentle and not afraid of people. |
| unafraid |
combined form of afraid. |
| yell |
to speak in a very loud voice because you are hurt, afraid, angry, or excited. |
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