afeared

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/əˈfɪə(ɹ)d/

adjective

Afraid.

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OriginMiddle English aferd →
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of afear
adjective
  1. dialectalAfraid.

    I ain't afeared of anything on this side o' the grave; but I thought that maybe it was him that died o' the typhoid inspecting the drains what killed him.

    1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivea pronunciation of afraid

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afeardafraid
Also see
afeardafraidafrearedgruesomescared shitlesstimorous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishaferd
  2. Middle Englishaferd
  3. Englishafeared

Inherited from Middle English aferd.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with afeared

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Cite this entry
APA

afeared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afeared

MLA

“afeared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afeared. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afeared,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afeared.

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