scared

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/skɛəd/
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/skɛəd/ · /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ · [skɛɚd] · /skeːd/ · /skeəd/ · /skiəd/ · /skeɹd/ · /skɜː(ɹ)d/

Definition of scared

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
    “I’m scared I’ll miss the train.”
    “I got scared silly.”
    “The child was really scared of the dark.”
    “Residents of Sihu Township in the central county of Yunlin were left scared and angry after hundreds of dead geese were found dumped in an irrigation channel Tuesday, inciting a minor panic as avian flu continues to spread throughout the country.”
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adj

  1. Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
    “I’m scared I’ll miss the train.”
    “I got scared silly.”
    “The child was really scared of the dark.”
    “Residents of Sihu Township in the central county of Yunlin were left scared and angry after hundreds of dead geese were found dumped in an irrigation channel Tuesday, inciting a minor panic as avian flu continues to spread throughout the country.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of scare

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Etymology

From scare + -ed.

Hooks

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