Afraid and Terrible

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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

Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

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Afraid and terrible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Terrible".

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

Her mum died at childbirth, her dad died when she was eleven and she's afraid of going to orphanage because she would lose everything and because Polish orphanages are terrible.

Source: Conveniently an Orphan
Rock Bottom: Discussed by the Doctor.The Doctor: Imagine you were dying, imagine you were afraid and a long way from home in terrible pain.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S32 E13 "The Wedding of River Song"
My Goddess, Gadgeteer Genius Skuld accidentally botches one of Urd's potions, but she's too afraid to admit it because of Urd's "terrible punishment".

Source: Cool and Unusual Punishment

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