afraid of one's own shadow

adjective

Exceptionally timid.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. idiomaticExceptionally timid.

Translations

Finnish pelätä omaa varjoaan
  • pelätä omaa varjoaanexceptionally timid
Hungarian megijed a saját árnyékától
  • megijed a saját árnyékátólexceptionally timid
Latvian baidīties pašam no savas ēnas
  • baidīties pašam no savas ēnasexceptionally timid
Cite this entry
APA

afraid of one's own shadow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afraid%20of%20one's%20own%20shadow

MLA

“afraid of one's own shadow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afraid%20of%20one's%20own%20shadow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afraid of one's own shadow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afraid%20of%20one's%20own%20shadow.

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