scared

American  

[skaird] / skɛərd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unscared adjective

Etymology

Origin of scared

scare ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Feeling scared and suffering with insomnia, Fearon retired from all sport.

From BBC

“I don’t want Beijing to be the reason that I’m scared of the Olympics,” she told Olympics.com last fall.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was scared out of my mind,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Also, as a comedian and anybody in entertainment will tell you, a lot of times you work scared, you hold that money and you wait until the next thing comes.

From Los Angeles Times

"We were scared. They could go to any extent to get their point across."

From BBC

Related Words

• afraid
• anxious
• fearful
• panicked
• panicky
• startled