Afraid vs. Acrophobic

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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 questionsAcrophobicadjective
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 wrongAfraidadjective
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 conflictAfraidadjective
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness;
afraid of hard workaffaid to show emotion