scared

adjectiveverbtop 1 000 in film dialogue

United Kingdom//skɛəd//
United States//skɛ(ə)ɹd//
United States/[skɛɚd]/
Australia//skeːd//

Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

adjective

1
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
I’m scared I’ll miss the train.
I got scared silly.
The child was really scared of the dark.
Residents of Sihu Township in the central county of Yunlin were left scared and angry after hundreds of dead geese were found dumped in an irrigation channel Tuesday, inciting a minor panic as avian flu continues to spread throughout the country.

Etymology

From scare + -ed.

verb

1
Also a form of scaresimple past and past participle of scare

Forms

comparative: more scared, scareder
superlative: most scared, scaredest

scarcely · Probably not.scare · A minor fright.scarecrow · An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old…

scared · Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

scarf · A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.scarlet · A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.Scarlet · A female given name from English, a modern variant of…

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