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Word: Afeared
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English, from āfǣran ‘frighten’, from ā- (expressing intensity) + fǣran (see fear); used commonly by Shakespeare, but rarely after 1700 in written form
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈfɪəd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
afraid.
Short Definition:afraid
Variant Forms:
- afeard
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