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Meaning of scared stiff | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

scared to the point of being unable to move, or (figuratively) very scared.

literally, not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch himmelangst
Ελληνικά μου κόπηκαν τα ήπατα
Svenska livrädd

Examples

“He was scared stiff, like a deer in the headlights, by the vampire walking toward him.”
“I was scared stiff when I saw the car coming; it came like lightning;”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

scared to death scared white scareder scaredest scaredy scareful

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