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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
afraid
    adj 1: filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn
           his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his
           life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
           [ant: fearless, unafraid(p)]
    2: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an
       unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come";
       "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid
       you're wrong"
    3: feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that
       I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending
       someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase
       of the conflict"
    4: having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard
       work"; "afraid to show emotion"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Afraid \A*fraid"\, p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of
   afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard.]
   Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.
   [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled,
   afraid." --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: This word expresses a less degree of fear than
         terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before
         the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a
         dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. "I am
         afraid to die." "I am afraid he will chastise me." "Be
         not afraid that I your hand should take." --Shak. I am
         afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a
         statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this
         matter.
         [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for afraid:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abulic, afeared, aghast, anxious, apologetic, apprehensive, averse, backward, cautious, chary, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, craven, daunted, dismayed, edgy, faint, fainthearted, fear-struck, feared, fearful, feeble, feebleminded, frail, frightened, fritter, funking, funky, haunted with fear, henhearted, hesitant, indisposed, infirm, intimidated, invertebrate, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered, loath, milk-livered, milksoppish, milksoppy, mousy, nervous, on edge, overtimid, overtimorous, panic-prone, panic-stricken, panicky, pigeonhearted, pliable, pusillanimous, rabbity, regretful, reluctant, rueful, scared, scared to death, scary, shrinking, shy, sissified, sissy, skittish, soft, sorry, spineless, spooked, terrified, timid, timorous, uneager, unhappy, unmanly, unmanned, unwilling, wary, weak, weak-kneed, weak-minded, weak-willed, weakhearted, white-livered, yellow
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