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PRONUNCIATION OF AFEARED

afeared  [əˈfɪəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFEARED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afeared is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AFEARED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

afeared

Fear

Fear is an emotion induced by a threat perceived by living entities, which causes a change in brain and organ function and ultimately a change in behavior, such as running away, hiding or freezing from traumatic events. Fear may occur in response to a specific stimulus happening in the present, or to a future situation, which is perceived as risk to health or life, status, power, security, or in the case of humans wealth or anything held valuable. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat, which in extreme cases of fear can be a freeze response or paralysis. In humans and animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus fear has been judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia. Psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that there is only a small set of basic or innate emotions and that fear is one of them. This hypothesized set includes such emotions as joy, sadness, fright, dread, horror, panic, anxiety, acute stress reaction and anger.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFEARED


afeard
əˈfɪəd
atmosphered
ˈætməˌsfɪəd
Bayard
ˈbeɪəd
beard
bɪəd
cosphered
kəʊˈsfɪəd
desired
dɪˈzaɪəd
disappeared
ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd
fyrd
fɪəd
Hilliard
ˈhɪlɪəd
inspired
ɪnˈspaɪəd
layered
ˈleɪəd
myriad
ˈmɪrɪəd
period
ˈpɪərɪəd
required
rɪˈkwaɪəd
retired
rɪˈtaɪəd
revered
rɪˈvɪəd
tired
ˈtaɪəd
unfeared
ʌnˈfɪəd
weird
wɪəd
wired
waɪəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFEARED

afald
afar
afara
Afars and the Issas
afawld
AFB
AFC
AFDC
afear
afeard
afebrile
aff
affability
affable
affably
affair
affaire
affaire d´amour
affaire d´honneur
affaire de coeur

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFEARED

be prepared
bleared
cloth-eared
crop-eared
declared
dog-eared
eared
hand-reared
infrared
long-eared
long white lop-eared
lop-eared
misleared
prepared
scared
sharp-eared
uncleared
uneared
unendeared
unseared

Synonyms and antonyms of afeared in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afeared» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFEARED

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Translator English - Chinese

afeared
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temáis
570 millions of speakers

English

afeared
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afeared
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

afeared
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

afeared
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afeared
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

afeared
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

afeared
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dihargai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

afeared
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

afeared
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

afeared
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afeared
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

afeared
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

afeared
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हसले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

afeared
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

afeared
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

afeared
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

afeared
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afeared
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

afeared
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afeared
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

afeared
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

afeared
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afeared

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFEARED»

The term «afeared» is normally little used and occupies the 139.438 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFEARED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «afeared» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «afeared» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afeared

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFEARED»

Discover the use of afeared in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afeared and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Romancist, and novelist's library. Ed. by W. Hazlitt
Hark ye, Mr Pedlar, grog, I say, is the wheels of life — it carries a man for'ad. Why don't men go for'ad in the world? What's the reason now? — I'll tell you. They're afeared. Well, now, who's, afeared when he's got a broadside of whiskey in him ...
2
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia
I'll tell you. They're afeared. Well, now, who's afeared when he's got a broadside of whiskey in him? Nobody—nobody's afeared but you—you, Ben Brooks, you're a d——d crick—crick—you're always afeared of something, or nothing;
William Gilmore Simms, 2012
3
The Romancist and Novelist's Library: New Series
Hark ye, Mr Pedlar, grog, I say, is the wheels of life — it carries a man for'ad. Wby don't men gofor'ad in the world? What's the reason now? — I'll tell you. They're afeared. Well, now, who's afeared when he's got a broadside of whiskey in him ?
William Hazlitt, 1841
4
From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
U.S.: 2001 Lowry Expressions 18 Those breathing pills ache up my heart when I take them. afeard, afeared, afeered predicate adj Afraid, frightened. Same as feard. [< Middle English afered < Old English afiered, past participle of afaran, ...
Michael Montgomery, 2006
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Arundel
'Somebody might think I was afeared.' He told me he was having a good time: the best he ever had.” She swung her cat's eyes thoughtfully. “He never had a good time, Stevie. He was always put upon; always pecked at; always browbeat ...
Kenneth Roberts, 1995
6
Bentley's Miscellany
'But I'm afeared, ma.' ' Afeared ! Don't tell me about being afeared. What have you to be afeared onl Give it him at once. Make believe to be in a tremendious passion. Speak loud, my precious ; there's nothing 532 STANLEY THORN.
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1841
7
Bentley's Miscellany
But I'm afeared, ma.' ' ' ' Afeared ! Don't tell me about being afeared. What have you to be afeared on'? Give it him at once. Make believe to be in a tremendious passion. Speak loud, my precious ; there's nothing 532 STANLEY THORN.
8
Stanley Thorn
"Afeared ! Don't tell me about being afeared. What have you to be afeared on? Give it him at once. Make believe to be in a tremendious passion. Speak loud, my precious: there's nothing like that. They 're sure to get over them as doesn't speak  ...
Henry Cockton, 1841
9
Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's ...
No wages. Some of dem got de smallpox. An' dey be sent to de 'Merican lines but get turned away. So dey hightail it to de woods. I been to de woods. I see dem hidin' dere, a whole bunch of 'em, afeared to come out. Afeared of de gunfire.
Ann Rinaldi, 2010
10
Discontinuum
K. W. Moak. Orgone charge, resonating in the virtual waveguide of her n-spatial ocular rays.” This makes him happy, because it evidently proves that two of his heroes, Goethe and Wilhelm Reich, were both monstrous clever.) “Were ye afeared ...
K. W. Moak, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFEARED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afeared is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Glowing music commemorates Ottawa's 'Radium Girls'
There are other areas, too, that seem afeared of showing more than one side, even though I'd argue the women at the heart of this story would ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
2
Aisling's Beauty Picks of the Week: smoothing foundation and a …
The multiple initially called to mind those Eighties style lilac lipsticks that turned your teeth yellow and I was afeared until I put it on. It provides a ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
3
Wine Roundup: Appealing Finds From Italy and South Africa
Heading even further south, I have recently discovered two lovely wines from South Africa. Ordinarily, I tend to be a bit afeared of South African ... «Nashville Scene, Apr 15»
4
Indian Summers: season one, episode eight – silence in court, until …
At the school, there's turbulence. Dougie is afeared to cash Ralph's “generous” cheque, but also to go to the lawyers with their suspicions about ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
5
Rundle: can the current sleazy crew of chancers hold on in the UK?
The Tories have every reason to be very afeared. The economy is on the uptick (on paper at least), suspicion of Labour as economic managers ... «Crikey, Apr 15»
6
Malcolm Turnbull will need to outFox Rupert 'moneybags' Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch, however, last surviving Sith Lord of the postmodern media age is not afeared of Malcolm Turnbull, who seems determined to ... «The Age, Mar 15»
7
Capture of the Fancy: Is Washington's Defense Sinking?
Rumors swirled, and sailors spoke in hushed whispers of the horrors now made manifest, but winning is a powerful sedative for afeared folk. «Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog, Mar 15»
8
Spectator competition: 'I really like Ed Miliband. Am I normal?' Agony …
A. My child, you are afeared of what you know not: for Edward is but Old English ead, 'fortunate', and wyrd, meaning 'weird', or 'fate' and, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
Read a Story From Kelly Link's 'Get in Trouble'
Or if you find the house, and you're afeared and you can't do what I asked, come back, and I'll go with you. But if you do what I tell you, it will be ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
10
Mark Kermode interview: critics, star ratings, Joe Cornish, PR
And all those things that you're talking about are things that I would be very afeared of. And I'm in a very, very lucky position, and I don't have to ... «Den Of Geek, Jan 15»

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