AFRAID


Meaning of AFRAID in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 suffering the effects of apprehension, fear, or terror FF1C; too afraid to even cry for help FF1E;

Synonyms: aghast, anxious, ||ascared, fearful, frightened, scared, scary, terrified; compare FEARFUL 2

Related Words: shrinking, shy, timid, timorous; cautious, chary, wary; jumpy, skittish

Idioms: frightened out of one's wits, in a (blue) funk, scared to death, terror stricken

Contrasted Words: confident, dauntless, fearless; assured, collected, poised, self-possessed

Antonyms: unafraid

2

Synonyms: FEARFUL 2, apprehensive

Idioms: all of a twitter ( or flutter)

Antonyms: unafraid; sanguine

3

Synonyms: DISINCLINED , averse, backward, hesitant, indisposed, loath, reluctant, uneager, unwilling, unwishful

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.