Scared Frightened Adjective Skeəd Skerd Thieves Ran Looked

• the thieves got scared and ran away.
• he looked scared and hid behind jesse.
• she is scared of going out alone.
• he's scared of heights.

scared

1. frightened of something or afraid that something bad might happen
• SEE ALSO shit-scared
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• The thieves got scared and ran away.
• He looked scared and hid behind Jesse.
• She is scared of going out alone.
• He's scared of heights.
• People are scared to use the buses late at night.
• Some victims are too scared to speak out.
• I’m scared (that) I’m going to fall.
• He was scared at the prospect of running out of food.
• Anne was scared at seeing her father crying.
• 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).

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.
2. to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous
3. 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.
4. to be extremely frightened or bored