scared
adjUK /skɛəd/ · US /skɛ(ə)ɹd/
Etymology From scare + -ed.
1
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
- I’m scared I’ll miss the train.
- I got scared silly.
2 more examples
- 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.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:
- Synonyms
- afraid
- Derived terms
- ascared, I'm scared, run scared, scared green, scaredly, scaredness, scared pink, scared red, scared shirtless, scared shitless, scared spitless, scared stiff, scared to death, scared white, scaredy, scaredy-cat, scaredy cat, scaredy pants, scaroused, shit scared, unscared