scared
Definition of scared
: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic scared of snakes scared to go out
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Examples of scared in a Sentence
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
Recent Examples of scared from the Web
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If a community is willing to be critical of itself, it’s actually much stronger and much more likely to survive than a community that is scared of looking at itself with two eyes open.
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Very interesting place but hardly anyone here is scared though.
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The girls were scared and moved to the back of the train while a stranger jumped in to help.
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Mr. Perales, whose trial was set for April, was scared.
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Very interesting place but hardly anyone here is scared though.
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From the start, my parents were perplexed by me and probably a little scared.
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A little girl, small and scared, trekking down the shoulder with a backpack.
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Lang was scared about the injury at first after his neck whipped back on the play.
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First Known Use of scared
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Definition of scared for English Language Learners
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: afraid of something : nervous or frightened
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