adjective
- afraid; frightened
Usage: archaic; dialectal
Examples
- The old woman was afeared of the storm approaching.
- Don’t be afeared of the dark, child.
- He seemed afeared to speak up in the meeting.
- The villagers were afeared of the strange noises in the woods.
- She was afeared that something terrible had happened.
- The dog looked afeared when thunder rumbled overhead.