scared

2 definitions • 7 examples

frightened or worried:

He's scared of spiders.

I'm scared of telling her what really happened.

He's scared to tell her what really happened.

I was scared (= very worried) (that) you might not be there.

I was scared stiff (= extremely frightened).

She had a scared look on her face.

feeling frightened:

I was scared, and I wanted to go home.