Salah satu kata yang sering digunakan dalam speaking adalah kata afraid (takut). Lantas bagaimana sinonimnya, alternatif kata takut dalam bahasa Inggris berikut ini:
- Timid : takut (akan kurang percaya diri)
Contoh: She is timid to come forward. (dia takut untuk maju ke depan)
- Terrified : ngeri
Contoh : She was terrified by the noise. (dia merasa ngeri karena bunyi tersebut).
- Scared : takut
Contoh : They became scared when they saw snack. (mereka menjadi takut saat melihat ular)
- Horrified : merasa takut
Contoh : We were horrified to hear of his death. (saya merasa takut mendengar kematiannya)
- Frightened : takut
Contoh : He was frightened to death. (dia sangat ketakutan)
- Fearful : takut
Contoh : She is fearful of loosing her ring. (dia takut kehilangan cincinnya)
- Blanched : menjadi pucat (karena takut)
Contoh : She blanched when she heard bad news. (dia menjadi pucat saat dia mendengar berita buruk)
- Apprehensive : khawatir
Contoh : He is apprehensive about the future. (dia khawatir tentang masa depan)
- Anxious : cemas
Contoh : I become very anxious when they are late. (saya menjadi sangat cemas ketika mereka terlambat)
- Alarmed : gelisah
Contoh : Don’t be alarmed if i don’t return. (jangan gelisah jika aku tidak kembali)
- Aghast : terperanjat, kaget
Contoh : I was agasht at this statement. (aku terperanjat pada pernyataan ini)
- afraid : takut
Contoh: “Are you afraid ofmaking mistakes?” (apa kamu takut membuat kesalahan?)
- feel uneasy: merasa takut
Contoh: “I felt a bit uneasywhen I walked home in the dark.” (Aku merasa takut saat jalan sendiri di kegelapan)
- spooked: takut
Contoh: “The thunderstorm makes my pets are easily spooked.” (Badai petir membuat hewan-hewan peliharaanku mudah takut.)
- petrified: takut
Contoh: “The building began to shake and we were all petrified.” (bangunannya mulai goyang dan kita semua takut.)
- Worried: takut / khawatir
Contoh: “I am worried if you go there alone.” (Aku takut jika kamu pergi kesana sendiri.) Next…
