afraid vs brave
Definitions
adjective
- filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
- having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
- feeling worry or concern or insecurity
- filled with fear or apprehension
Examples
He was afraid of waking up in the morning and finding that Jessie was dead.
I was talking to a mom today whose daughter's elementary teacher said she was afraid that her daughter had "selective mutism.
They run out of beer by about 7pm so we then turned to the wine, which I'm afraid would have stripped the paint off any wall.
Definitions
verb
- face and withstand with courage
noun
- a North American Indian warrior
- people who are brave
adjective
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- brightly colored and showy
- possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Examples
The heroic deeds of this brave and noble Irishman have brought honour and glory to his native land.
The new film just seems to be skirting round things; it hasn't been brave enough.
This day wilt thou either bring back in triumph the gory head and spoils of Aeneas, and we will avenge Lausus 'agonies; or if no force opens a way, thou wilt die with me: for I deem not, bravest, thou wilt deign to bear an alien rule and a Teucrian lord.'
