afraid

Significado (English)

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
(colloquial) Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.
Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).

frightened

fear

nervous

be afraid

afraid of

be a coward

be alarmed

be confused

be frightened

be nervous

be petrified

be terrified

be timid

fearful person

have fear

hot and bothered

terror-struck

feel inferior

be threatened

feeling fear

inquiet

be afraid of

quake in one’s boots

Frecuencia

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/əˈfɹeɪd/

Inherited from Middle English

affrayed

In summary

From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.

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