Afraid and Unnerved

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Usage example: Melissa is afraid of flying, so she takes a train from Boston to visit her brother in Chicago

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

Unnerved adjective - Deprived of courage and strength.

Usage example: the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer

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Afraid and unnerved are semantically related. You can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Unnerved".

Nearby Word: unnerving

The Dreaded: Drake is described as being someone even the Gargoyles are afraid of, and the Naga who came to help them seem to at least be unnerved about facing him.

Source: Fan Fic / The Legend of Spyro: A New Dawn
Other characters aren't afraid of him, but they definitely find him strange, and ones who knew him before are unnerved.

Source: Heroic Safe Mode
Misa, the second Kira, is afraid of her and even L and Kira seem a bit unnerved.

Source: Manga / Death Note

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