afraid
US /əˈfreɪd/
adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
filled with fear or apprehension
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
I am afraid the manager is not available until three o'clock.
Synonyms
- scaredcause fear in
- fearfulexperiencing or showing fear
- apprehensivequick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Collocations
- Easy afraid of dogsdescribing afraid of dogs (filled with fear or apprehension)
- Medium I am afraid the flight is delayeddescribing I am afraid the flight is delayed (a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks))
- Hard afraid of making costly mistakesdescribing afraid of making costly mistakes (filled with fear or apprehension)
- Very Hard afraid of one's own shadowdescribing afraid of one's own shadow (filled with fear or apprehension)
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