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Afraid vs Afeard - What's the difference?

afraid | afeard |

As adjectives the difference between afraid and afeard

is that afraid is impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear while afeard is afraid.

afraid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
    • He is afraid of death.
    He is afraid to die.
    He is afraid that he will die.
  • (colloquial) regretful, sorry
    • I am afraid I can not help you in this matter .

    Usage notes

    * (term) expresses a lesser degree of fear than (terrified) or (frightened). It is often followed by the preposition (term) and the object of fear, or by an infinitive, or by a dependent clause, as shown in the examples above.

    Synonyms

    * (Impressed with fear or apprehension) afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous * (Regretful) sorry * See also

    Derived terms

    * 'fraid * afraidness * I'm afraid not * I'm afraid so * unafraid

    See also

    * fear

    Statistics

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    afeard

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) afraid
  • * , V.ii.
    • Pray you pass with your best violence;
    I am afeard you make a wanton of me.
  • * {{quote-book
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    Related terms

    * afear