scared

scared
[[t]ske͟ə(r)d[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ of n, ADJ to-inf If you are scared of someone or something, you are frightened of them.

I'm certainly not scared of him...

I was too scared to move...

Why are you so scared?

Syn:
2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ that, ADJ of -ing If you are scared that something unpleasant might happen, you are nervous and worried because you think that it might happen.

I was scared that I might be sick...

He was scared of letting us down.

Syn:
3) PHRASE (emphasis) If you are scared to death or scared stiff, you are extremely scared.

In high school I was scared to death of you...

He's scared stiff of the relationship breaking down.

Syn:
terrified

English dictionary. 2008.

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