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scared to death

scared to death adjective: extremely frightened.

Adjective

scared to death (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Extremely frightened.

scared to death meaning in Bengali

scared to death in Bengali

অত্যন্ত ভীত

Origin of scared to death

Could be a reformation of Old English oþ dēaþ ondrǣdan (literally “to be scared to death”).

Questions about scared to death

What does scared to death mean?
Scared to death means extremely frightened.
What is scared to death in Bengali?
Scared to death in Bengali is অত্যন্ত ভীত. See Scared to death meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is scared to death?
Scared to death is an adjective.

Words near scared to death in the dictionary

  1. scared the hoes
  2. scared the life out of
  3. scared the living daylights out of
  4. scared the pants off
  5. scared the shit out of
  6. scared to death
  7. scared up
  8. scared white
  9. scaredeer
  10. scaredeers
  11. scareder

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