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scared en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /skɜː(ɹ)d/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • /skeəd/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
  • (US) audio
  • /skiəd/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
  • [skɛɚd] (General-American)
  • /skeːd/ (Australia)
  • /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ (General-American)
  • /skeɹd/ (Scotland)
  • /skɛəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From scare + -ed.

Meanings

  1. Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
    • 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. 2015 January 13, “Hundreds of geese carcasses dumped in Yunlin amid bird flu scares”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2024, Society:
    • I got scared silly.
    • I’m scared I’ll miss the train.
    • The child was really scared of the dark.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most scared Degree=Sup lexicographic
scaredest Degree=Sup lexicographic
scareder Degree=Cmp lexicographic
more scared Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

scared pink · scaredy · scaroused · scaredy-cat · scaredy pants · scared to death · scared stiff · scared spitless · scaredly · scared white · scared shitless · unscared · I'm scared · run scared · shit scared · scared red · scared shirtless · scaredy cat · scared green · scaredness · ascared

Synonyms

afraid

Translations (79)

fr avoir peur (afraid, frightened) · hy վախեցած (afraid, frightened) · ar مَذْعُور (afraid, frightened) · lv bail (afraid, frightened) · lou pœr (afraid, frightened) · he מפוחד (afraid, frightened) · gl asustado (afraid, frightened) · be спу́джаны (afraid, frightened) · no redd (afraid, frightened) · ar خَائِف (afraid, frightened) · fr effrayé (afraid, frightened) · ja 脅えた (afraid, frightened) · fro dubitous (afraid, frightened) · pt assustado (afraid, frightened) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (afraid, frightened) · pl wystraszony (afraid, frightened) · bg уплашен (afraid, frightened) · de erschrocken (afraid, frightened) · ru боя́щийся (afraid, frightened) · ru напу́ганный (afraid, frightened) · hi भयभीत (afraid, frightened) · ka შეშინებული (afraid, frightened) · uk зля́каний (afraid, frightened) · fy bang (afraid, frightened) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌰 (afraid, frightened) · cmn 驚慌 /惊慌 (afraid, frightened) · cmn 驚恐 /惊恐 (afraid, frightened) · el τρομαγμένος (afraid, frightened) · da ræd (afraid, frightened) · no skremt (afraid, frightened) · it terrorizzato (afraid, frightened) · el φοβισμένος (afraid, frightened) · lo ເກງ (afraid, frightened) · sh prestrašen (afraid, frightened) · ro speriat (afraid, frightened) · da bange (afraid, frightened) · scn scantatu (afraid, frightened) · lo ຫວາດ (afraid, frightened) · eu beldurtuta (afraid, frightened) · ro înspăimântat (afraid, frightened) · la timidus (afraid, frightened) · it impaurito (afraid, frightened) · fi peloissaan (afraid, frightened) · ja 怖い (afraid, frightened) · he מבוהל (afraid, frightened) · sh престрашен (afraid, frightened) · sv rädd (afraid, frightened) · cs vystrašený (afraid, frightened) · hu ijedt (afraid, frightened) · ru испу́ганный (afraid, frightened) · es asustado (afraid, frightened) · lou(afraid, frightened) · pl zalękniony (afraid, frightened) · lv bailīgs (afraid, frightened) · th หวาด (afraid, frightened) · mk исплашен (afraid, frightened) · cy ofnus (afraid, frightened) · nl bang (afraid, frightened) · de ängstlich (afraid, frightened) · be спало́ханы (afraid, frightened) · grc ἔμφοβος (afraid, frightened) · vi sợ hãi (afraid, frightened) · is hræddur (afraid, frightened) · km ដោយខ្លាច (afraid, frightened) · it spaventato (afraid, frightened) · ko 무서워하는 (afraid, frightened) · be спу́жаны (afraid, frightened) · ang forht (afraid, frightened) · eo timigita (afraid, frightened) · kix hāh (afraid, frightened) · ro înfricoșat (afraid, frightened) · sl prestrašen (afraid, frightened) · fi pelästynyt (afraid, frightened) · la metuens (afraid, frightened) · km ខ្លាច (afraid, frightened) · de bange (afraid, frightened) · lo ຫວຳ (afraid, frightened) · sk ustráchaný (afraid, frightened) · hu rémült (afraid, frightened)

scared en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /skɜː(ɹ)d/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • /skeəd/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
  • (US) audio
  • /skiəd/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
  • [skɛɚd] (General-American)
  • /skeːd/ (Australia)
  • /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ (General-American)
  • /skeɹd/ (Scotland)
  • /skɛəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From scare + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of scare
    form of scare