(be) scared witless
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witless — O.E. witleas; see WIT (Cf. wit) + LESS (Cf. less). Phrase scared witless attested from 1975 … Etymology dictionary
scared — adjective I ve never been so scared in all my life Syn: frightened, afraid, fearful, startled, nervous, panicky, alarmed, intimidated; terrified, petrified, terrorized, horrified, unnerved, panic stricken/ struck, terror stricken/ struck, horror… … Thesaurus of popular words
witless — wit|less [ˈwıtləs] adj 1.) be scared witless feeling very frightened 2.) not very intelligent or sensible = ↑stupid >witlessly adv >witlessness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
(be) bored witless — be scared/bored ˈwitless idiom (informal) to be extremely frightened or bored Main entry: ↑witlessidiom … Useful english dictionary
afraid — adjective 1) they ran away because they were afraid Syn: frightened, scared, terrified, fearful, petrified, scared witless, scared to death, terror stricken, terror struck, frightened out of one s wits, scared out of one s wits, shaking in one s… … Thesaurus of popular words
horror-struck, horror-stricken — ▶ adjective HORRIFIED, terrified, petrified, frightened, afraid, fearful, scared, panic stricken, scared/frightened to death, scared witless; informal scared stiff … Useful english dictionary
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