AFRAID
ADJECTIVES
► ADRAD ► ADREAD greatly afraid, frightened, put in dread → 1200 obs.
► AFEARD ► AFEARED ► AFFERED afraid, frightened; affected with fear or terror → 1000
► AFFLEY’D afraid, dismayed → 1774 Sc.
► AFRAIDLY afraid → 1940 Amer. dial.
► AGAST ► AGEST afraid, terrified → 1790 Eng. dial.
► AGUSH’D afraid, terrified → 1790 Eng. dial.
► AIRTH afraid, fearful → 1852 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► AIRTHFUL afraid, fearful → 1852 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ARGH afraid, timorous, apprehensive → 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► ASCAID ► ASCAIRT ► ASCARED ► ASKEARED ► ASKEERED afraid, scared → 1926 Amer. dial.
► BAISED afraid, concerned → 1825 Sc.
► BALMY afraid, nervous → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
► BANG afraid, fearful → 1913 S. Afr. (Bk.)
► BOOGERED afraid, frightened, spooked → 1936 Amer. dial.
► CHARLEY ► CHARLIE afraid → 1930 sl.
► CHICKEN afraid, cowardly → 1933 orig. US
► CRAPPY afraid → 1920 Sc.
► DARESOME afraid → 1938 Amer. dial.
► FAID afraid → 1888 Amer. dial.
► FAT AROUND THE HEART afraid, scared → 1935 Amer. dial.
► FEARDER more afraid, more frightened → 1838 Sc.
► FEARED afraid, frightened; timid → 1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FEARIE afraid, fearful, dreadful, frightful → 1807 Sc. obs.
► FEART afraid → 1834 Amer. dial.
► FEERED afraid → 1933 Amer. dial.
► FERDY afraid, fearful, timid, terrified → 1340 obs.
► FORFRIGHTED afraid, greatly terrified, badly frightened → 1250
► FUNKY afraid, fearful, timid, nervous, cowardly → 1837 sl.
► GAST afraid, terrified → 1300 obs.
► GRUE nervously afraid or upset → 1924 sl.
► HEART-FEARED afraid at heart → 1902 N. Ireland (Bk.)
► OF-FEARED afraid, frightened → 1200 obs.
► OFFERD afraid → 1200 obs.
► OORIE superstitiously afraid, affected by a feeling of the supernatural; in dread of spirits → 1877 Sc.
► POOPY afraid → 1963 sl.
► RAD afraid, frightened, apprehensive; alarmed → 1200 obs. exc. Sc.
► RAWN afraid → 1825 Sc.
► REDD ► REDE afraid, frightened → 1721 Sc.
► SCARED SHITLESS afraid, extremely scared or frightened; senseless with fear or physical distress → 1910 sl.
► SCAREDY afraid, fearful, timid, cowardly → 1955 Amer. dial.
► SCARY afraid, easily frightened, fearful, timid, cowardly → 1800 Amer. dial.
► SHIT-SCARED afraid, extremely frightened; terrified → 1958 sl.
► SKEERY timid, afraid, cautious → 1836 Amer.
► SMALL afraid → 1986 US sl.
► SPOOKED afraid → 1937 US sl.
► TERRIFICK afraid, terrified → 1821 Sc. obs.
► WIMPY feeble; afraid → 1967 US sl.
► WINDY afraid → 1916 sl.
► YARK afraid, nervous → 1880 Sc.
NOUNS
► FEAREDNESS the condition of being afraid or frightened; terror, fear → 1300 obs.
► PAVEFACTION a making afraid or terrifying → 1658 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► CANDY-ASS a person who is afraid; a sissy → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LILY LIVER a person who is afraid; a coward → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SCAIRDY CAT one who’s afraid; a timorous person → 1658 obs.
PHRASES
► IT FEARS ME I am afraid → 1503 obs.
► IT GRISES ME I shudder with fear or horror, I tremble, I am greatly afraid → 1200 obs.
VERBS
► ADRAD ► ADREAD 1. to be afraid; to fear for oneself → 1000 obs.
2. to make afraid; to terrify → 1314 obs.
► AFEAR ► AFERE ► AFFERE to make afraid; to frighten, to terrify → 1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► BE DOUBTED to be afraid → 1315 obs.
► CRACK to become afraid or nervous → 1940 World War II Amer. sl.
► DANT to be afraid → 1825 Sc. obs.
► DERE to be afraid, to shake with fear; to crouch, to hide, to lie hid → 1808 Sc. obs.
► DOUBT to be afraid of, to dread, to fear → 1225 obs.
► EFFEIR to be afraid of; to fear → 1552 Sc. obs.
► FAINT to be afraid; to lose heart or courage, to become depressed, to give way → 1350 arch.
► FUNK to be afraid; to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear → 1813 sl.
► GET THE BREEZE UP to be afraid → 1925 sl.
► GET THE WIND UP to be afraid → 1916 sl.
► GRISE to shudder or tremble with terror; to be full of horror, greatly afraid → 1225 obs.
► HAVE THE BREEZE UP to be afraid → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► HAVE THE BRITTS UP to be afraid → 1945 Aust. sl.
► HAVE THE JIMMIES to be afraid → 1945 Aust. sl.
► HAZEN to be afraid of; to scare, to terrify → 1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► OFFRIGHT to be afraid → 1205 obs.
► PAVEFY to make afraid, to frighten → 1656 obs.
► PUNK OUT to become afraid; to renege on something because of fear → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PUT A DAFF ON A PERSON to make anyone afraid → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PUT THE BREEZE UP to make afraid → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► PUT THE WIND UP to make afraid; to frighten; to make nervous → 1916 sl.
► RUN A MILE FROM to be afraid → 1949 sl.
► SHAKE IN ONE’S SHOES to be afraid → 1818 sl.
► SHIT A BRICK ► SHIT BRICKS to be extremely afraid or scared → 1961 sl.
► SHIT ONESELF to be afraid → 1813 sl.
► SPOOK to become afraid or scared; to scare, to unnerve; to take fright → 1920 US sl.
► STARKLE to be afraid; to shudder with fear, to quake → 1527 obs.
► SUCK AIR to be afraid or alarmed, so as to pant; to hyperventilate with anxiety → 1970 US sl.
► SWEAT BLOOD to be afraid → 1924 sl.
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