scared adjective
[more scared; most scared] : afraid of something : nervous or frightened
▪ The rabbit looked scared. ▪ I am really scared about speaking in front of the class. ▪ He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends. ▪ She's scared to walk alone at night. ▪ The children got scared [=became frightened] and ran away. — often + of ▪ He was scared of asking her out. ▪ She's scared of snakes. ▪ I want to look in the file, but I'm scared of what I'll find. ▪ She was scared to death of flying. = She was scared stiff of flying. [=she was very scared of flying]
▪ The rabbit looked scared. ▪ I am really scared about speaking in front of the class. ▪ He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends. ▪ She's scared to walk alone at night. ▪ The children got scared [=became frightened] and ran away. — often + of ▪ He was scared of asking her out. ▪ She's scared of snakes. ▪ I want to look in the file, but I'm scared of what I'll find. ▪ She was scared to death of flying. = She was scared stiff of flying. [=she was very scared of flying]
