Afraid and Broken

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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Broken and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Afraid".

Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

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Afraid and broken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Delenn is afraid that her pedestal will be broken when Lennier finds out her darkest secret.

Source: Broken Pedestal
Freudian Excuse: This was later rectified with the help of his friends, but has still left him afraid of romantic relationships, lest he has his heart broken again.

Source: Fanfic / The Big Four Cjupsher Series
In his softer moments, he'll show that he's just a broken man that keeps struggling on day after day, and that he does care about those around him but he's just too afraid to show it.

Source: Jerkass Façade

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