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B1 frightened or worried
惊恐的,恐惧的,害怕的
He's scared of spiders.
他害怕蜘蛛。
I'm scared of telling her what really happened.
我害怕告诉她事情的真相。
He's scared to tell her what really happened.
他不敢告诉她事情的真相。
I was scared (= very worried) (that) you might not be there.
我怕你不在那儿。
I was scared stiff (= extremely frightened).
我吓得要死。
She had a scared look on her face.
她脸上露出恐惧的神情。
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afraid (FEAR)
frightened
petrified (FRIGHTENED)
terrified
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scare, frighten, etc. the (living) daylights out of someone idiom
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B1 frightened or worried: He's scared of spiders. I'm scared of telling her what really happened. He's scared to tell her what really happened. I was scared (= very worried) (that) you might not be there. I was scared stiff (= extremely frightened). She had a scared look on her face. Synonyms
afraid (FEAR)
frightened
petrified (FRIGHTENED)
terrified
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
afraidafraidShe was afraid of the dark.frightenedDon't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.scaredAre you scared of spiders?petrifiedHe got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall.terrifiedI'm terrified of flying.panic-strickenShe was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared.
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More examplesFewer examplesAnnette's scared of flying.I get scared on my own at night.Don't be scared - he won't bite!I'll ask her for the money - I'm not scared of her.I couldn't speak to her - I was too scared.
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Afraid
afraid
afraid for someone/something
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be in fear of your life phrase
be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom
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feeling frightened: I was scared, and I wanted to go home.
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scare, frighten, etc. the (living) daylights out of someone idiom
scare/frighten someone witless phrase
scare/frighten the life out of someone idiom
scarecrow
scared
scaredy-cat
scaremonger
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scare away/off someone/something
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be frightened/scared/fearful/terrified, etc. of your own shadow, at be afraid of your own shadow idiom
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scared
adjective
ˈskerd
Synonyms of scared
: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
scared of snakes scared to go out
Synonyms
affrighted
afraid
aghast
alarmed
fearful
frightened
horrified
horror-struck
hysterical
hysteric
scary
shocked
spooked
terrified
terrorized
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Examples of scared in a Sentence
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
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Bus drivers were too scared to ferry around a group of radicals.
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My mom saw the film and was scared about some of the scenes.
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And in 2015 people were scared to use the hashtag Black Lives Matter.
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However, Hutson was not drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft after several teams were scared off from selecting him following a benign tumor that was discovered in his right lung, according to The Oklahoman.
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1579, in the meaning defined above
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as in afraid
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adjective
Definition of scared
as in afraid
filled with fear or dread
at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away
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frightened
terrified
horrified
shocked
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worried
spooked
upset
hysteric
startled
aghast
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nervous
panicked
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anxious
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apprehensive
appalled
timid
horror-struck
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panicky
agitated
shrinking
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shy
jumpy
uneasy
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coward
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chicken
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skittish
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cowardly
funky
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gutless
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lily-livered
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fearless
unafraid
daring
adventurous
brave
bold
spirited
audacious
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sure
venturesome
gutsy
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scared
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verb
past tense of scare
as in frightened
to strike with fear
thunderstorms have always scared her
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frightened
terrified
startled
spooked
shocked
horrified
panicked
alarmed
terrorized
shook
frighted
affrighted
scarified
amazed
appalled
distracted
worried
alarumed
made one's flesh crawl
gave one the creeps
dismayed
made one's flesh creep
awed
jolted
disturbed
astounded
daunted
shook up
upset
unnerved
bowled over
unsettled
disconcerted
distressed
perturbed
dispirited
disquieted
emasculated
discomforted
floored
demoralized
psyched (out)
chilled
unmanned
discomposed
undid
unstrung
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reassured
assured
comforted
cheered
consoled
soothed
encouraged
inspired
emboldened
heartened
solaced
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C1 to (make a person or animal) feel frightened: Sudden noises scare her. She's very brave - she doesn't scare easily. He scared me out of my wits (= made me extremely frightened) by driving so fast. Meeting new people scares me stiff/to death (= makes me extremely nervous and worried). She scared the hell/life/living daylights out of me (= frightened me very much) when she fell out of the tree.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Frightening and scaring
chill someone to the bone/marrow idiom
cow
cow someone into something/doing something
creep
curdle
daylight
frighten/scare someone out of their wits idiom
ghoulish
ghoulishly
heart-stopping
heebie-jeebies
jump scare
scare someone into doing something
scare someone shitless idiom
scare, frighten, etc. the (living) daylights out of someone idiom
scare/frighten the life out of someone idiom
scaremongering
shiver
triggered
witless
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[ S ] a sudden feeling of fear or worry: I got/had a scare (= I was very worried) when I looked at my bank statement this morning! You gave us a real scare (= frightened us) when you fainted, you know.
[ C ] an occasion when a subject receives a lot of public attention and worries many people, often when there is no real danger: a bomb/health scare The government are accused of employing scare tactics (= ways of frightening people in order to persuade them to do something). The papers have been publishing scare stories (= newspaper reports which make people feel unnecessarily worried) about the mystery virus.
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(Definition of scare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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scareverb [ I/T ] us
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to feel frightened, or to cause someone to feel frightened: [ T ] Snakes scare me. [ I ] Jesse doesn’t scare easily.
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scare someone to death
scare the (living) daylights out of someonePhrasal verbs
scare away/off someone/something
scare up something
scarenoun [ C ] us
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a strong, sudden feeling of being frightened: You gave me a real scare.
a situation in which people are very afraid that something bad will happen: After his health scare, he started exercising more.
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(使)驚恐,(使)害怕, 受驚嚇,感到害怕, 驚恐,恐慌…
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(使)惊恐,(使)害怕, 受惊吓,感到害怕, 惊恐,恐慌…
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SCARED Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use scared in a sentenceSome of the episodes are better than others, but the decision to avoid jump scares and focus on human emotions really works here.This Weekend: Escape This Messy World With a Memoir | Joshua Eferighe | November 6, 2020 | OzyA poll from a key race this week gave Democrats a bit of a scare.The surprisingly close Michigan Senate race, explained | Andrew Prokop | October 16, 2020 | VoxRuth Bader Ginsberg is 87 years old with recent health scares, and Justice Stephen Breyer is 82.Vote for Biden (duh) | Kevin Naff | September 10, 2020 | Washington BladeTesla Bulls got a huge scare yesterday when shares dipped by more than 20%.Jittery investors eye today’s big jobs report as markets rebound from an epic sell-off | Bernhard Warner | September 4, 2020 | FortuneAnother potential difficulty is a false positive, which could create an unnecessary scare.The Case for Rapid At-Home COVID Testing for Everyone - Facts So Romantic | Robert Bazell | August 5, 2020 | NautilusOnce I got over that hurdle, it was as if a huge weight had lifted and I was not scared anymore.Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen | Sharon Adarlo | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was briefly scared into eating regularly, but all too soon, the fears fade and my old habits return.You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder | Carrie Arnold | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe recalled for Koenig how scared Jay was the night he was picked up by cops—though not of the police, but of Adnan.Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End | Emily Shire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbout our Eric Garners—too fat, too scared, too noncompliant, too many kids—there are always, as Flagg knows well, excuses.McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours | James Poulos | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUm, I was getting ready for Talking Dead so I would try to check in, but I also was like a little bit…scared?Exit Interview: The Walking Dead's Beth Tells All | Melissa Leon | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was scared from the world by its vices; and sometimes longed to repose his wearied spirit in the grave.The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterMy spurs fairly lifted the dun horse, and we scuttled in the opposite direction like a scared antelope.Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairWhat a spectral and exaggerated shape all things take in her scared and over-excited gaze!Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuAs they brush the holly-leaves, in passing, the very sprays that touch the dresses of the scared girls are stirring.Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuWas it to be wondered at that I felt proud and elated if also a little scared as to how I should get on.Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowSee More ExamplesBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzAboutCareersShopContact usAdvertise with usCookies, terms, & privacyDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.My account© 2024 Dictionary.com, LLC
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Definition of scared adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
scared adjective /skeəd/ /skerd/Idioms
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frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happenThe thieves got scared and ran away. He looked scared and hid behind Jesse. scared of doing something She is scared of going out alone. scared of somebody/something He's scared of heights. scared to do something People are scared to use the buses late at night.Some victims are too scared to speak out. scared (that)… I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall. scared at something He was scared at the prospect of running out of food. scared at doing something Anne was scared at seeing her father crying. scared for something We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die). a scared lookI was scared to death (= very frightened).We were scared stiff (= very frightened).He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened).Synonyms afraidafraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:There’s nothing to be afraid of.Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:a frightened childShe was frightened that the glass would break.scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:The thieves got scared and ran away. afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.terrified very frightened:I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:You’re just being paranoid.Patternsafraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.frightened/scared/paranoid about …afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed. see also shit-scaredExtra ExamplesHe wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.Topics Feelingsa2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsbebe runningfeel…adverbextremelyfairlyvery…prepositionaboutatof…phrasesscared out of your witsscared stiffscared to death…See full entry
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Idioms be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow to be very easily frightened; to be very nervousTopics Feelingsc2
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits (also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very muchI was scared out of my wits!The latest news has scared the wits out of investors. be scared/bored witless (informal) to be extremely frightened or boredTopics Feelingsc2 See scared in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation:
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scare away phrasal verb
scarecrow noun
scared adjective
scaredy-cat noun
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Definition of scared adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
scared adjectiveadjective NAmE//skɛrd// jump to other results
frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen scared (of doing something) She is scared of going out alone. scared (of somebody/something) He's scared of heights. scared (to do something) People are scared to use the buses late at night. scared (that…) I'm scared (that) I'm going to fall. The thieves got scared and ran away. a scared look I was scared to death (= very frightened). We were scared stiff (= very frightened). Thesaurusafraidscared frightened terrified alarmed paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:There's nothing to be afraid of. Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?scared feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:The thieves got scared and ran away. She was scared that the glass would break.frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:a frightened childafraid, scared, or frightened?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/scared/frightened of something, or afraid/scared/frightened to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are scared/frightened about something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.terrified very frightened:I was terrified (that) she might follow me. She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. I was terrified of flying.alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:She was alarmed at the prospect of traveling alone.paranoid (somewhat informal) afraid or suspicious in a way that is not reasonable:You're just being paranoid.Patterns afraid/scared/frightened/terrified of spiders, etc. scared/frightened/paranoid about … afraid/scared/frightened/terrified that … afraid/scared/frightened to open the door, etc. Don't be afraid/scared/frightened/alarmed.
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Idioms be afraid/scared of your own shadow jump to other resultsto be very easily frightened; to be very nervous be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits jump to other resultsto be very frightened be scared witless (informal) jump to other resultsto be extremely frightenedSee scared in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: scared
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