scared
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scared
- /skɛəd/ UK
- /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ US
- [skɛɚd] US
- /skeːd/ Australia
- /skeəd/ New Zealand
- /skiəd/
- /skeɹd/ Scotland
- /skɜː(ɹ)d/
Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From scare + -ed.
adjective more scared · scareder · most scared · scaredest
-
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
I’m scared I’ll miss the train.
Similar: afraid
verb
- simple past and past participle of scare
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: afraid, frightened, petrified, terrified, fearful, frightening, horrified, feared, scary, fear, worried, appalled, spooked, panic-stricken, apprehensive, dread
Translations
Every language
adj afraid, frightened
| Español | asustado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무서워하는 museowohaneun |
| 日本語 | 脅えた obieta, 怖い kowai |
| 中文 | 驚恐 /惊恐 jīngkǒng, 驚慌 /惊慌 jīnghuāng |
| हिन्दी | भयभीत bhaybhīt |
| Português | assustado |
| Français | effrayé, avoir peur |
| Deutsch | erschrocken, bange, ängstlich |
| Italiano | spaventato, terrorizzato, impaurito |
| Ελληνικά | φοβισμένος fovisménos, τρομαγμένος tromagménos |
| Română | înspăimântat, înfricoșat, speriat |
| Русский | напу́ганный napúgannyj, испу́ганный ispúgannyj, боя́щийся bojáščijsja |
| Tiếng Việt | sợ hãi |
| العربية | خَائِف ḵāʔif, مَذْعُور maḏʕūr |
| עברית | מפוחד mefukhád, מבוהל mevohál |
Talk about this word "scared." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scared. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. scared. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scared "scared." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scared.Cite this
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title = {scared},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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