'afraid' definitions:
Definition of 'afraid'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" [ant: fearless, unafraid(p)]
adjective
Filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
adjective
Feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
adjective
Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"
Synonyms of 'afraid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abulic,
- afeared,
- aghast,
- anxious,
- apologetic,
- apprehensive,
- averse,
- backward,
- cautious,
- chary,
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- cowed,
- craven,
- daunted,
- dismayed,
- edgy,
- faint,
- fainthearted,
- fear-struck,
- feared,
- fearful,
- feeble,
- feebleminded,
- frail,
- frightened,
- fritter,
- funking,
- funky,
- haunted with fear,
- henhearted,
- hesitant,
- indisposed,
- infirm,
- intimidated,
- invertebrate,
- jittery,
- jumpy,
- lily-livered,
- loath,
- milk-livered,
- milksoppish,
- milksoppy,
- mousy,
- nervous,
- on edge,
- overtimid,
- overtimorous,
- panic-prone,
- panic-stricken,
- panicky,
- pigeonhearted,
- pliable,
- pusillanimous,
- rabbity,
- regretful,
- reluctant,
- rueful,
- scared,
- scared to death,
- scary,
- shrinking,
- shy,
- sissified,
- sissy,
- skittish,
- soft,
- sorry,
- spineless,
- spooked,
- terrified,
- timid,
- timorous,
- uneager,
- unhappy,
- unmanly,
- unmanned,
- unwilling,
- wary,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weak-minded,
- weak-willed,
- weakhearted,
- white-livered,
- yellow