BE FRIGHTENED / NERVOUS / SCARED OF YOUR OWN SHADOW

Meaning of BE FRIGHTENED / NERVOUS / SCARED OF YOUR OWN SHADOW in English

to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NERVOUS — nervosi (-tá), timid. NERVOUS SYSTEM: sistema nerval
English interlingue dictionary
FRIGHTENED — hadluk
English-Visayan vocabulary
SCARED — adjective Date: 1579 thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHADOW — I. ˈsha(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduwe, sceadwe, oblique case …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARED — adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: from past participle of scare (I) : thrown into or living in a state of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERVOUS — ˈnərvəs, -ə̄v-, əiv- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin nervosus sinewy, vigorous, energetic, from nervus sinew, nerve + -osus -ose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIGHTENED — adjective : affected with fright : made afraid : scared a frightened child frightened of doing wrong Synonyms: see afraid
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARED — (imp. & p. p.) of Scare
Английский словарь Webster
NERVOUS — (a.) Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
Английский словарь Webster
FRIGHTENED — (imp.) of Frighten
Английский словарь Webster
SCARED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Scare
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NERVOUS — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIGHTENED — ( imp. ) of Frighten
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHADOW — — shadower , n. — shadowless , adj. — shadowlike , adj. /shad"oh/ , n. 1. a dark figure or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NERVOUS — — nervously , adv. — nervousness , n. /nerr"veuhs/ , adj. 1. highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIGHTENED — — frightenedly , adv. /fruyt"nd/ , adj. 1. thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCARED — adj. frightened, fearful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRIGHTENED — adj. scared, terrified
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHADOW — I. ˈsha-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduw-, sceadu shade Date: before 12th century 1. : partial …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCARED — Date: 1579 : thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic scared of snakes scared to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NERVOUS — adjective Date: 14th century 1. archaic : sinewy , strong 2. : marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHADOW — noun a small degree; a shade. 2. shadow ·noun darkness; shade; obscurity. 3. shadow ·noun a spirit; a ghost; a …
Webster English vocab
SCARED — impf & ·p.p. of scare.
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
NERVOUS — adj sensitive; excitable; timid. 2. nervous ·adj possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. 3. nervous ·adj of or pertaining to the …
Webster English vocab
FRIGHTENED — impf of frighten.
Webster English vocab
SHADOW — [shad.ow] n [ME shadwe, fr. OE sceaduw-, sceadu shade] (bef. 12c) 1: partial darkness or obscurity within a part of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCARED — [scared] adj (1590): thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic "~ of snakes" "~ to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHADOW — shadow BrE AmE ˈʃæd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ shadow|ed d ▷ shadow|ing ɪŋ ▷ shadow|s z ▶ ˌ shadow …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NERVOUS — nervous BrE AmE ˈnɜːv əs AmE \ ˈnɝːv əs ▷ nervous|ly li ▷ nervous|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ nervous ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHADOW — / ˈʃædəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun DARK SHAPE 1. [ C ] the dark shape …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCARED — / skeəd; NAmE skerd/ adjective scared (of sb/sth) | scared (of doing sth) | scared (to do sth) | scared …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NERVOUS — / ˈnɜːvəs; NAmE ˈnɜːrvəs/ adjective 1. nervous (about / of sth) anxious about sth or afraid of sth : Consumers …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIGHTENED — / ˈfraɪtnd; NAmE / adjective frightened (of sth / of doing sth) | frightened (to do sth) | frightened (that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHADOW — I. shad ‧ ow 1 S3 W2 /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ shadow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCARED — scared S3 /skeəd $ skerd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ scared , ↑ scary ; verb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NERVOUS — ner ‧ vous S3 W3 /ˈnɜːvəs $ ˈnɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ nervous , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHTENED — fright ‧ ened S3 /ˈfraɪtnd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened , ↑ frightening , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHADOW — n. & v. --n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NERVOUS — adj. 1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable; highly strung; easily agitated. b resulting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHADOW — n. & v. n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NERVOUS — adj. 1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable; highly strung; easily agitated. b resulting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHADOW — n. & v. --n. 1. shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
NERVOUS — adj.1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable; highly strung; easily agitated. b resulting from …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHADOW — ( shadows, shadowing, shadowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A shadow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCARED — 1. If you are scared of someone or something, you are frightened of them. I’m certainly not scared of him... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← SHADOWS IN / UNDER THE SHADOW OF→