scared

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Definition

Adjective: 1. Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened: The state of being afraid or filled with apprehension, often due to a perceived threat or danger.

Usage

The adjective "scared" describes a person's emotional state. It is commonly used with the prepositions "of" or "by" to indicate the cause of the fear. * Scared of (something/someone): Indicates a general or lasting fear. * She is scared of spiders. * Scared by (something): Indicates a specific event that caused the fear. * He was scared by the loud noise.

Examples
Advanced Usage
  • "Scared stiff" or "scared to death": Informal idioms meaning extremely frightened.
    • I was scared stiff when I heard the window break.
  • "Run scared": To act out of fear or to be in a state of panic.
    • After the scandal, the company's executives were running scared.
Variants and Related Words
  • Scare (verb): To cause fear.
    • The sudden movement scared the birds.
  • Scary (adjective): Causing fear.
    • That was a scary story.
Synonyms
  • Afraid: Feeling fear or anxiety.
  • Frightened: Made afraid suddenly.
  • Terrified: Extremely frightened.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Scare away/off: To cause someone or something to go away by frightening them.
    • The alarm is meant to scare away intruders.
  • Scare up (informal): To find or obtain something with some effort.
    • I'll try to scare up some snacks for the party.
Adjective
  1. made afraid
    • the frightened child cowered in the corner
    • too shocked and scared to move

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