Meanings
adjectivescared to death (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableExtremely frightened.
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Origin
Could be a reformation of Old English oþ dēaþ ondrǣdan (literally “to be scared to death”).
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APA
scared to death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scared%20to%20death
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“scared to death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scared%20to%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scared to death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scared%20to%20death.
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