scared

adjective

/skeəd/

/skerd/

Idioms

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frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen
- The thieves got scared and ran away.
- He looked scared and hid behind Jesse.
- scared of doing something She is scared of going out alone.
- scared of somebody/something He's scared of heights.
- scared to do something People are scared to use the buses late at night.
- Some victims are too scared to speak out.
- scared (that)… I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall.
- scared at something He was scared at the prospect of running out of food.
- scared at doing something Anne was scared at seeing her father crying.
- scared for something We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die).
- a scared look
- I was scared to death (= very frightened).
- We were scared stiff (= very frightened).
- He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened).
Synonyms afraid
afraid
- frightened
- scared
- terrified
- alarmed
- paranoid
These words all describe feeling or showing fear.
- afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
  There’s nothing to be afraid of.
  Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
- frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
  a frightened child
  She was frightened that the glass would break.
- scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:
  The thieves got scared and ran away.
afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen.
- terrified very frightened:
  I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
  She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
- alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:
  She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
- paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not:
  You’re just being paranoid.
Patterns
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
see also shit-scared
Extra Examples
- He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
- I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.
- It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.
Topics Feelingsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- be running
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- at
- of
- …
phrases
- scared out of your wits
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- …
See full entry

Idioms

be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow

to be very easily frightened; to be very nervousTopics Feelingsc2

be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits

(also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody)

to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much
- I was scared out of my wits!
- The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.

be scared/bored witless

(informal) to be extremely frightened or boredTopics Feelingsc2

单词	scared
释义	scared adjective /skeəd/ /skerd/ Idioms jump to other results frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen The thieves got scared and ran away. He looked scared and hid behind Jesse. scared of doing something She is scared of going out alone. scared of somebody/something He's scared of heights. scared to do something People are scared to use the buses late at night. Some victims are too scared to speak out. scared (that)… I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall. scared at something He was scared at the prospect of running out of food. scared at doing something Anne was scared at seeing her father crying. scared for something We were scared for our lives (= thought we would die). a scared look I was scared to death (= very frightened). We were scared stiff (= very frightened). He's scared out of his mind (= very frightened). Synonyms afraidafraid frightened scared terrified alarmed paranoid These words all describe feeling or showing fear. afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: There’s nothing to be afraid of. Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall? frightened feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: a frightened child She was frightened that the glass would break. scared (rather informal) feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen: The thieves got scared and ran away. afraid, frightened or scared?Scared is more informal, more common in speech, and often describes small fears. Afraid cannot come before a noun. It can only take the preposition of, not about. If you are afraid/frightened/scared of somebody/something/doing something or afraid/frightened/scared to do something, you think you are in danger of being hurt or suffering in some way. If you are frightened/scared about something/doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen. terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come. She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. paranoid (rather informal) afraid of other people for no reason or suspecting that they are trying to harm you, when really they are not: You’re just being paranoid. Patterns afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc. frightened/scared/paranoid about … afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that … afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc. Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed. see also shit-scared Extra Examples He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared. I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation. It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about. Topics Feelingsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be be running feel … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about at of … phrases scared out of your wits scared stiff scared to death … See full entry Idioms be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow to be very easily frightened; to be very nervousTopics Feelingsc2 be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits (also to frighten/scare the wits out of somebody) to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much I was scared out of my wits! The latest news has scared the wits out of investors. be scared/bored witless (informal) to be extremely frightened or boredTopics Feelingsc2
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