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| alarm |
to make afraid. [1/4 definitions] |
| anxiety |
a feeling of being worried, nervous, or afraid that something will happen. |
| anxious |
feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something uncertain. [1/2 definitions] |
| dread |
to be very afraid of. [1/4 definitions] |
| fearful |
feeling fear; afraid. [1/2 definitions] |
| jealous |
afraid of losing someone's love or attention to another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| scared |
feeling fear; afraid. |
| square |
(informal) one who is old-fashioned in his or her taste or afraid to have fun. [1/22 definitions] |
| take the bull by the horns |
to handle a difficult problem in a direct manner, even if one is afraid. |
| tame |
still in the wild state but gentle and not afraid of human beings. [1/4 definitions] |
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