Heroic
Heroic adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.
Usage example: a memorial honoring the heroic nurses who served in the war
Scared
Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away
Both words in one sentence
- Alice can also be heroic, in which case Bob is probably just scared and may come back at an appropriate moment.
Source: With or Without You -
Rollo is just dumb, and when he tries to be heroic, he gets scared within 2 seconds.Rollo: Don't kill me!
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Heroic B.S.O.D.: Genta in Act 28 gets scared of sushi of all things, direct reflex of being turned into sushi in the previous episode and almost eaten.
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