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Afraid

adjective

Filled with fear or apprehension. "Suddenly looked afraid" , "Afraid for his life" , "Afraid of snakes" , "Afraid to ask questions" Antonym: unafraid.

Filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement. "He was afraid he would have to let her go" , "I'm afraid you're wrong"

Feeling worry or concern or insecurity. "Terribly afraid of offending someone" , "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"

Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness. "Afraid to show emotion"

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"Afraid" Quotes from Famous Books

... silence. Slowly the sun sank, and the shapes of cloud gathered together like a host at the word of its captain, and the flicker of the lightning was as the flash of the spears of a host. I looked, and my heart grew afraid. The lightning died away, the silence deepened and deepened till I could hear it, no leaf moved, no bird called, the world seemed dead—I alone lived in the ...

— Nada the Lily • H. Rider Haggard

... show the world," said Conrad, "that a poet need not be a regular professor in order to be called into the society of kings and princes. You must go—the king expects you; and if you do not go, you will appear as the Austrians do, afraid of ...

— Frederick The Great and His Family • L. Muhlbach

... desired effect, and the men looked as if they had swallowed ramrods; but I shall never forget the reproachful surprise expressed in Jackson's face. He placed his hand on my shoulder, said in a gentle voice, "I am afraid you are a wicked fellow," turned, and rode ...

— Destruction and Reconstruction: - Personal Experiences of the Late War • Richard Taylor

... in general much afraid of the Devil, who torments them greatly; and some give themselves up to him, and hold the strangest notions about him. But their devils, they say, will have nothing to do with the Dutch. No haunting ...

— Narrative of New Netherland • Various

... captain, hurriedly. "We must have more light first. The loss of a boat would be fatal. I'm afraid ...

— The Coxswain's Bride - also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue • R.M. Ballantyne

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