Afraid and Fearing

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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

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Afraid and fearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Fearing".

Nearby Words: fear, fearful, fearfully, feared, fearer

Another episode has Tracy afraid after two celebrities died fearing he may be next.

Source: Rule of Three
Afraid of Their Own Strength: Gale progressively becomes this as the series progresses, fearing for the safety of those he cares for.

Source: Manga / Angel Crush
A similar case happens in Final Fantasy VII where Cloud is afraid to go after Aeris to the City of the Ancients, fearing that being near Sephiroth again will cause him go insane and he questions who he really is.

Source: Quit Your Whining

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