Afraid and Meek

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Afraid

Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
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Meek and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Meek" instead an adjective "Afraid".

Meek

Meek adjective - Not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness.
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Afraid and meek are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Meek".
Nearby Words: meekness, meekly

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  • Intoxication Ensues Criminal Minds has perhaps the darkest take on this trope anywhere, when Reid is kidnapped by a man with three personalities: His abusive father, the angel Raphael, and the man himself, Tobias, who is meek and afraid of the others.
    Source: Intoxication Ensues
  • Literature / The Rook Beware the Nice Ones: Myfanwy I may have been meek, but minus her past and inhibitions, Myfanwy II ain't afraid to unleash the whup-ass.
    Source: Literature / The Rook
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