Afraid word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "afraid" word

[adjective] filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
[adjective] feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
[adjective] having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "affaid to show emotion"

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\A*fraid"\, p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See {Affray}, and cf. {Afeard}.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] ``Back they recoiled, afraid.'' --Milton. Note: This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. ``I am afraid to die.'' ``I am afraid he will chastise me.'' ``Be not afraid that I your hand should take.'' --Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter. Syn: Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.

Synonyms for afraid

concerned, disinclined

Related terms: afeared, apologetic, cowed, craven, dismayed, fainthearted, frail, funking, lily-livered, mousy, overtimid, pliable, skittish, timid, timorous, uneager, unhappy, unmanly, wary, weak, weak-minded, yellow

The fun area, different aproach to word »afraid«

Let's analyse "afraid" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: DIARFA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- ..-. .-. .- .. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: afraid: 1 + 1 + 9 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: afraid: 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 4 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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