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If you are a_____ that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it.If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it.
I was afraid that nobody would believe me.
The Government is afraid of losing the election.
word afraid
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adjective
If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
She did not seem at all afraid.
I was afraid of the other boys.
I'm still afraid to sleep in my own bedroom.
If you are afraid for someone else, you are worried that something horrible is going to happen to them.
They were afraid for their own safety.
If you are afraid that something unpleasant will happen, you are worried that it may happen and you want to avoid it.
I was afraid that nobody would believe me.
The Government is afraid of losing the election.
cefr-level A1

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