The phrase "afraid of the response" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing concern or anxiety about how someone might react to a particular situation or question.
Example: "I hesitated to ask for feedback on my project because I was afraid of the response."
Alternatives: "worried about the reaction" or "concerned about the reply."
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Most of us have let go of something that we were passionate about because we were either afraid of the response that it might receive or we simply listened and followed the advice of people that didn't quite understand our vision.
They were afraid of the side effects, afraid of getting pregnant without contraception, afraid of the response from their church, and afraid of parent and family reactions.
Fear of falling was assessed by the question: "Are you afraid of falling?" The response options were: 1) never, 2) occasionally, 3) often, and 4) constantly [ 44].
Many more might join the protests were they not afraid of the authorities' response.
I was glad they took my ID and passport – I want [sex work] to be legalised; I think more sex trafficked women would come forward if they weren't afraid of the police response.
Sometimes they did not report their results, because they were afraid of the negative response they would receive from the health care provider.
And I have to confess that this blog has taken me this long to write because I have been afraid of the imagined responses -- the "you shouldn't have had a kid by yourself" comments, or the unspoken criticism/interpretations that my daughter, Zuri, may one day read as some sort of rejection of the ways in which her arrival has changed my life.
*Prevent aggressors from taking hostile action by making them afraid of a response from American forces in Europe, the Middle East, southwest Asia, northeast Asia and along the East Asian rim.
Consumers are generally wary of genetically modified foods despite scientific consensus that they're safe, and the mushroom company that helped fund Yang's research is "afraid of negative response regarding GMO from consumers," he said.
"I never hold back posting something because I'm afraid of someone's response.
