scared

== English == === Etymology === From scare + -ed. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skɛəd/ (General American) IPA(key): /skɛ(ə)ɹd/, [skɛɚd] (General Australian) IPA(key): /skeːd/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /skeəd/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /skiəd/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /skeɹd/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /skɜː(ɹ)d/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)d === Adjective === scared (comparative more scared or scareder, superlative most scared or scaredest) Feeling fear; afraid, frightened. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:afraid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === scared simple past and past participle of scare === Anagrams === ecards, decars, Cerdas, caders, e-cards, crased, sacred, cadres, Cedars, Des Arc, cedars, Dacres