scared

[skaird]

adjective

1. filled with fear, terror, or dread, often suddenly; frightened; alarmed.

   The doctor provided not only physical treatment but also moral guidance for scared patients with terminal diagnoses.

   I came into college as a scared freshman and left as a confident, competent adult.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of scare.

Other Word Forms

• unscared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scared¹

scare ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But I kept that moment in my tool bag and thought, ‘One day I hope I can play a character that people can be scared of. So with ‘Black Rabbit,’ here’s my opportunity.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Ogunfeibo says "landlords are scared" of some of the changes due to come into effect.

From BBC

"I didn't know where he'd been taken and I was scared," the pensioner tells me.

From BBC

"We just hope that she couldn't feel any pain and that she wasn't scared," Mrs Aguiar wrote.

From BBC

“That is a very long time to be scared for your life,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

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