scared A2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled sk’yerd US /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ UK /skɛəd/ See IPA manual Freq #581 Meanings 1 adj Feeling fear; frightened. The children were scared of the dark. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling fear; frightened. afraidfrightened Etymology AI details From scare + -ed. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # scared **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /skɛəd/ **Frequency rank:** 581 ## Meanings 1. Feeling fear; frightened. ## Examples - The children were scared of the dark. ## Etymology From scare + -ed. ## AI Etymology Scared comes from scare + -ed. Modern senses include feeling fear; frightened.. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown