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Definition of afraid : Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

Synonyms:

mysophobic, horror-struck, uneasy, fidgety, browbeaten, hunted, confident, panic-stricken, hangdog, hydrophobic, afeared, shaky, panicky, ascared, bold, ashen, nervous, chicken, shitless, acrophobic, distressed, dismayed, worried, stunned, aghast, hesitant, agoraphobic, terror-struck, unafraid, self-assured, disinclined, leery, jumpy, horror-stricken, panic-struck, brave, concerned, cautious, triskaidekaphobic, frozen, fear, afeard, algophobic, upset, panicked, claustrophobic, fearsome, xenophobic, white-lipped, bullied, cowed, perplexed, disturbed, aquaphobic, discouraged, funky, shocked, numb, appalled

frightened, petrified, terror-stricken, scared stiff, unnerved, fearful, chicken-livered, lily-livered, terrified, agitated, timid, horrified, paralyzed, harrowed, anxious, rattled, cowardly, startled, jittery, fainthearted, intimidated, weak-kneed, apprehensive, alarmed, scared

Usage examples:

• She was almost afraid to speak. - "The Son of his Father", Ridgwell Cullum.
• " I'm afraid I don't," said Kathleen. - "The Rebel of the School", Mrs. L. T. Meade.
• You- You are afraid of me? - "The Hollow of Her Hand", George Barr McCutcheon.