Afraid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

filled with fear or apprehension

filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɚɹˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈaksneɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈaksneɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɚɹˌiːn/.

Examples

afraid even to turn his head
suddenly looked afraid
afraid for his life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

unafraid

Parts of Speech

adjective	filled with fear or apprehension “afraid even to turn his head”
adjective	filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement “I'm afraid I won't be able to come”
adjective	feeling worry or concern or insecurity “She was afraid that I might be embarrassed”
adjective	having feelings of aversion or unwillingness “afraid of hard work”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

besorgt

voller Angst oder Besorgnis

🇫🇷French

effrayé

rempli de peur ou d'appréhension

🇪🇸Spanish

asustado

lleno de miedo o aprensión

🇮🇹Italian

Paura

pieno di paura o apprensione

🇳🇱Dutch

bang

vol angst of vrees

🇵🇹Portuguese

com medo

cheio de medo ou apreensão

🇷🇺Russian

испуганный

наполненный страхом или опасением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरना

भय या आशंका से भरा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়

ভয় বা শঙ্কায় ভরা

🇮🇳Tamil

பயம்

பயம் அல்லது பயம் நிறைந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

భయపడ్డాను

భయం లేదా భయంతో నిండిపోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

भीती

भीती किंवा भीतीने भरलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયભીત

ભય અથવા આશંકાથી ભરેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆದರುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ಭಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെട്ടു

ഭയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭയം കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰ

ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرنا

خوف یا خوف سے بھرا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

害怕的

充满恐惧或忧虑

🇯🇵Japanese

恐れている

恐怖や不安でいっぱいになる

🇰🇷Korean

두려워하는

두려움이나 불안으로 가득 차 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sợ

tràn đầy sợ hãi hoặc e ngại

🇹🇭Thai

เกรงกลัว

เต็มไปด้วยความกลัวหรือวิตกกังวล

🇮🇩Indonesian

takut

dipenuhi ketakutan atau kekhawatiran

🇵🇭Filipino

takot

puno ng takot o pangamba

🇲🇾Malay

takut

dipenuhi dengan ketakutan atau kebimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خائف

مليئة بالخوف أو الخوف

🇮🇷Persian

می ترسد

پر از ترس یا دلهره

🇹🇷Turkish

korkmuş

korku ya da endişeyle dolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹשֵׁשׁ

מלא פחד או חשש

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