Afraid and Tormented

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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

Tormented adjective - Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.

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Afraid and tormented are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Tormented".

Nearby Words: torment, tormenting, tormentor

San Soucie's short story Circus Dreams has a demon that forms a bond with a tormented young boy and kills the bullies he's afraid to stand up to.

Source: Bond Creatures
The (teenage girl) title character meets a boy, Laurent, who is tormented by the memories of his beloved brother who died of AIDS and he is himself afraid of having the disease.

Source: Unexpected Positive
Nearly Headless Nick also outright states that becoming a ghost is a Fate Worse Than Death chosen only by tormented wizards who are afraid—or unwilling—to face the Afterlife.

Source: Cerebus Retcon

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