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
I'm afraid he is guilty of a good deal of invention.
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.
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 two brave warriors are about to be absorbed.
It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end.
The heroic deeds of this brave and noble Irishman have brought honour and glory to his native land.
