afeared

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈfɪrd/ UK /əˈfɪəd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
archaic or dialectal word for afraid

Be not afeared; the noise is only the wind.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · archaic or dialectal word... afraid frightened scared fearful terrified alarmed

Opposites

unafraid fearless bold brave

Word family

Related forms afraid fear affright

Etymology

From Middle English afered, from Old English afæred, past participle of afæran ('to frighten'), from a- (intensive prefix) + færan ('to terrify'), from fær ('sudden danger, fear').

afæran Old English fær Old English

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# afeared

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈfɪrd/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈfɪəd/

## Meanings
1. archaic or dialectal word for afraid

## Examples
- Be not afeared; the noise is only the wind.

## Synonyms
- afraid
- frightened
- scared
- fearful
- terrified
- alarmed

## Antonyms
- unafraid
- fearless
- bold
- brave

## Related Forms
- afraid
- fear
- affright

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: afæran
- Root: fær

## Etymology
From Middle English afered, from Old English afæred, past participle of afæran ('to frighten'), from a- (intensive prefix) + færan ('to terrify'), from fær ('sudden danger, fear').

## AI Etymology
Afeared is from Middle English afered, from Old English afæred, past participle of afæran ('to frighten'), from a- (intensive prefix) + færan ('to terrify'), from fær ('sudden danger, fear'). Important recorded forms include afæran (Old English) and fær (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers archaic or dialectal word for afraid. The wider family includes related words such as afraid, fear, and affright.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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