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The phrase "afraid in general" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a broad or overarching sense of fear that is not specific to a particular situation or object.
Example: "She tends to be afraid in general, often worrying about things that may never happen."
Alternatives: "generally fearful" or "overall apprehensive".
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"It's interesting to watch the young gays these days, because they're so much less afraid in general, but there are still huge communities where it's not OK at all".
And the people who are afraid in general ― with due respect, and I am now one of them ― are older.
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She is afraid to lose her boyfriend, and maybe afraid of life in general.
"I think that people are really afraid to talk about illness, people are just afraid of illness in general.
Were we afraid of change in general?
It took trial and error, but it worked -- having foods that scared me around my house helped me to not be afraid of food in general.
On top of that, I'm afraid that patients in general don't understand why these eye drops, which had previously been judged effective by the government, are now judged ineffective by EBM".
Am I afraid for the nation in general?
"You will be able to be more welcoming and less afraid of your needs in general," she writes in On Eating.
"The theaters out here in general are afraid to try a lot of new things.
"The anthrax scare and the scare of bioterrorism in general makes people afraid of the most normal and necessary parts of their lives -- it makes people afraid to eat, or go to a salad bar or breathe on a subway," said Wendy Kaminer, the author and social critic.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com