Afraid and Tough

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Afraid and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

In Barney Miller, tough ex-Marine Wojohowicz is shown to be afraid of a flu shot.

Source: Afraid of Needles
Small Name, Big Ego: The teens that act all tough, but end up being afraid of the much tougher inmates count.

Source: Series / Beyond Scared Straight
Tough Act to Follow: In-Universe, Aurora is afraid shell never match the legacy left behind by Celestia and Luna.

Source: Fanfic / The Successors

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