afraid

CEFRA2

/əˈfɹeɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling fear or worry about something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.

Examples

  • Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

  • I was afraid he was going to hit me.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈfɹɛd/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).

  2. Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

More examples

In context

  • He is afraid to ask her out.

  • I'm afraid to fall.

  • He is afraid of death.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.