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Afraid

/əˈfreɪd/

Feeling fear or anxiety about something.

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She is afraid of the dark.I'm afraid I forgot your book.

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Comes from the Middle English affrayed, past participle of affraien, which meant to frighten, and is derived from the Old French afraier, from Vulgar Latin affrigidare.

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