a·fraid 
(ə-frād)
(ə-frād)adj.
1. Filled with fear; frightened: afraid of ghosts; afraid to die; afraid for his life.
2. Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness in regard to something: not afraid of hard work; afraid to show emotion.
3. Filled with regret or concern. Used especially to soften an unpleasant statement: I'm afraid you're wrong.
[Middle English affraied, past participle of affraien, to frighten, from Old French esfraier, esfreer, to disturb, of Germanic origin; see prī- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- pull the rug (out) from under
- pull the rug out from under
- pull the string
- pull the wool over eyes
- pull the wool over (someone's) eyes
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- pull through
- pull together
- pull together
- pullulate
- pullulation
- pull up
- pull-up
- pull up stakes
- pull weight
- pull wires
- pull/yank (someone's) chain
- pulmonary
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary function test
- pulmonary vein
- pulmonate
- pulmonic
- pulmonologist
- pulmonology