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afraid of one's own shadow

afraid of one's own shadow adjective: exceptionally timid.

Adjective

afraid of one's own shadow

  1. (idiomatic) Exceptionally timid.

Questions about afraid of one's own shadow

What does afraid of one's own shadow mean?
Afraid of one's own shadow means exceptionally timid.
What part of speech is afraid of one's own shadow?
Afraid of one's own shadow is an adjective.

Words near afraid of one's own shadow in the dictionary

  1. Afra-Americans
  2. Afrabia
  3. Afrabian
  4. Afrabians
  5. afraid
  6. afraid of one's own shadow
  7. afraidly
  8. afraidness
  9. Aframax
  10. Aframerican
  11. Aframericans

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