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1 afraid
2 very frightened
3 not afraid
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1 afraid
- the feeling that you have that sth dangerous, painful, etc might happen: fear (noun C/U)
a fear of spiders ◎ We felt that their fears were not justified. ◎ She knew the operation was dangerous but she showed no fear. ◎ I was shaking with fear.
- if you feel fear when you see sb/sth or experience sth, you are afraid (not before a noun), frightened, scared
Don't be afraid! ◎ You're not afraid of her, are you? ◎ My sister is afraid to ask questions in class. ◎ a frightened animal ◎ I wasn't frightened of being hurt. ◎ When I was a child I was scared of the dark.
- to feel fear, particularly of sth important: (rather formal) fear sth
Most people fear death.
Note: afraid, frightened and scared can be followed by a noun (afraid of injections) or by the '-ing' form of the verb (afraid of flying) or by the 'to' form of the verb (afraid to cross the road).
- a sudden feeling of being afraid: fright, scare
I got a nasty fright when that dog came running after me.
- to make a person or animal frightened: frighten sb/sth, scare sb/sth
He really scared me when he started screaming and shouting.
- a person or thing that frightens you is frightening, (informal) scary
a frightening experience ◎ When I was walking home today I thought I was being followed. It was really scary.
※ often afraid
- afraid to talk to people that you do not know: shy (adverb shyly); noun (U): shyness
Don't be shy! Just go straight up and ask her. ◎ She smiled shyly at the cameramen.
- easily frightened: timid (adverb timidly)
- a person who has no courage and is afraid in dangerous or unpleasant situations: coward; adjective: cowardly
※ showing that you are afraid
- to make a sudden movement because of surprise or fear: jump
The sudden bang made us all jump.
- to shout sth suddenly, because of being afraid, surprised, etc: cry out
to cry out in fear
- to make short quick movements which you cannot control, because of being afraid, cold, etc: shake*, shiver, tremble; a shaking movement: shiver
She was shivering with fright. ◎ His hands were trembling. ◎ He gave a shiver of fear.
- when the hairs of your skin stand up and cause raised spots because you are afraid or cold, you have goose-flesh, goose-pimples (AmE goose-bumps)
- to stop suddenly because of fear: freeze*
She froze with terror when she heard the shot.

2 very frightened
- very frightened: terrified, frightened/scared to death, (informal) scared stiff
I'm terrified of snakes. ◎ a terrified child ◎ She was scared stiff of going into the cellar.
- to have a great fear about sth that will happen in the future: dread sth; noun (U): dread
He dreaded telling his father the truth. ◎ to live in dread of sth
- great fear: terror (noun U)
He had a look of terror on his face.
- a feeling of great fear or shock: horror (noun U)
People watched in horror as the car mounted the pavement. ◎ a horror film/story (= one that entertains people by describing frightening things)
- a sudden feeling of fear that makes you do things without thinking carefully about them: panic (noun C/U); to experience panic: panic*; adjectives: panic-stricken, (informal) panicky
The noise from the gun made one of the horses panic. ◎ I started feeling a bit panicky just before the performance was due to begin.
- to make sb very frightened: terrify sb, frighten the life out of sb
Injections terrify me! ◎ You frightened the life out of me when you screamed.
- very frightening: terrifying
a terrifying scream ◎ He told us a terrifying story.
- a situation that frightens you very much makes* your hair stand on end, makes* your blood run cold
It made my hair stand on end when they started talking about ghosts. ◎ Hearing them say my name made my blood run cold.

3 not afraid
- not afraid: unafraid, fearless (adverb fearlessly)
- showing no fear: brave (adverb bravely), courageous (adverb courageously); nouns (U): bravery, courage
※ more on being brave BRAVE
- to make sb feel less worried, nervous or frightened: reassure sb; the help that you give when you do this: reassurance (noun U); a thing or person that gives reassurance is reassuring (adverb reassuringly)
She gave him a reassuring smile.
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- a feeling of being afraid or nervous in front of an audience: stage fright (noun U)
to suffer from stage fright
- a nervous feeling in your stomach before you do sth: (informal) butterflies (in your stomach)
All actors get butterflies from time to time.