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    a·feard
    [əˈfird]
    adjective
    afeared (adjective)
    1. afraid.
    Origin
    Old English, from āfǣran ‘frighten’, from ā- (expressing intensity) + fǣran (see fear); used commonly by Shakespeare, but rarely after 1700 in written form.
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    adjective
    1. afraid.
      frightened
      scared
      terrified
      fearful
      petrified
      nervous
      uneasy
      tense
      worried
      panicky
      terror-stricken
      terror-struck
      horror-stricken
      horror-struck
      beside oneself
      frantic
      hysterical
      timid
      timorous
      faint-hearted
      cowardly
      cowering
      cowed
      pusillanimous
      daunted
      nervy
      yellow
      chicken
      jittery
      jumpy
      frit
      spooked
      shit scared
      afeared
      affrighted
      scared stiff
      scared to death
      apprehensive (about)
      intimidated (by)
      alarmed (at)
      frightened/scared out of one's wits
      scared witless
      with one's heart in one's mouth
      shaking in one's shoes
      shaking like a leaf
      in a (blue) funk
      in a cold sweat
      in a flap
      in a fluster
      in a state
      in a tizzy/tizz
      feart
      Opposite:
      unafraid
      brave
      confident
     
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    What does afered mean in English?
    Middle English afered, going back to Old English āfǣred, past participle of āfǣran "to frighten," from ā-, perfective prefix + fǣran "to frighten" — more at abide, fear entry 2 before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above “Afeard.”

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    What does be not afeard mean?
    Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises. Though the play quotes the phrase “be not afeard” from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” the purpose of “Privacy” is to scare you silly, through only seemingly silly means. Afeard definition: . See examples of AFEARD used in a sentence.

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    Where did the word afeared come from?
    The earliest known use of the adjective afeared is in the Old English period (pre-1150). afeared is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afear v., ‑ed suffix1. afare, v. Old English–1380 afear, v. Old English– afeed, v. Old English–1225

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    The earliest known use of the adjective afeared is in the Old English period (pre-1150). afeared is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afear v., ‑ed suffix1.

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    Afraid. [Middle English afered, from Old English āfǣred, past participle of āfǣran, to frighten : ā-, intensive pref. + fǣran, to frighten (from fǣr, danger; see fear).]

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