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Frightened vs Afear - What's the difference?

frightened | afear |

As verbs the difference between frightened and afear

is that frightened is (frighten) while afear is to imbue with fear; to affright; to terrify.

As an adjective frightened

is afraid; suffering from fear.

frightened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Afraid; suffering from fear.
  • *
    • He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].

    Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (frighten)

    • afear

    English

    Alternative forms

    * affear

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to imbue with fear; to affright; to terrify.

    • Derived terms

    * afeard ----