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afraid in English:

1. fearful fearful


You are too fearful to become a policeman.
He was fearful and pale. You would think something serious was happening but he was just watching penalty shoot-outs
He hesitated before calling her, fearful of what she might say.
He was so fearful of modern technologies.
I'm always fearful before physics.
It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
A fearful thought entered my mind.
That was a fearful scene.
The fearful noise astonished anyone coming for the first time.
To make matters worse, there were signs of a fearful storm.

English word "afraid"(fearful) occurs in sets:

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2. terrified terrified


She terrified him.
Are there any animals that you're terrified of?
When I met your father, I was terrified. / I feel excited and, at the same time, terrified. / I don't know whether to be charmed or terrified.
Mummy, who's terrified of mice, had two fears to cope with.
The little girl managed to keep silent, having been terrified by the lightning.
I'm terrified of flying. Maggie was terrified that her parents would discover the truth.
I’m terrified of flying. I never travel by plane.
Tom tried to sleep but he felt terrified.
She was terrified at the thought of being alone.
I was absolutely terrified of my French teacher at school. Terrified witnesses know that helping the police can mean their own death.
She heard a strange noise in the middle of the night and she was terrified.
I was more terrified then than I'd ever been before.
I was terrified when i heard the news.
I've never flown before, I'm terrified.
I can't ask for the test results. I'm too terrified to hear them.

English word "afraid"(terrified) occurs in sets:

Strong adjective 2A
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