She was afraid of the dark.
她害怕黑暗。
Select the best synonym for the word “afraid”:
C — fearful. “afraid” means adj. feeling fear or anxiety
The small child was ______ of the loud thunder rumbling outside.
D — afraid. “afraid” means adj. feeling fear or anxiety
afraid — adj. feeling fear or anxiety. In Chinese: 害怕的.
afraid is pronounced /əˈfreɪd/. It breaks into 2 syllables: a · fraid.
She was afraid of the dark. (她害怕黑暗。)
scared, frightened, fearful — all close in meaning to afraid (adj. feeling fear or anxiety).
Yes. afraid appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.