Afraid vs. Acrophobic

Afraid vs. Acrophobic — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Afraid and Acrophobic

Afraidadjective

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

He is afraid of death.He is afraid to die.He is afraid that he will die.

Acrophobicadjective

Of or pertaining to or suffering from acrophobia

Afraidadjective

(colloquial) regretful, sorry

I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.

Acrophobicnoun

A person who has acrophobia.

Afraidadjective

filled with fear or apprehension;

afraid even to turn his headsuddenly looked afraidafraid for his lifeafraid of snakesafraid to ask questions

Acrophobicadjective

suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places

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Afraidadjective

filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement;

I'm afraid I won't be able to comehe was afraid he would have to let her goI'm afraid you're wrong

Afraidadjective

feeling worry or concern or insecurity;

She was afraid that I might be embarrassedterribly afraid of offending someoneI am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict

Afraidadjective

having feelings of aversion or unwillingness;

afraid of hard workaffaid to show emotion