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The phrase "afraid to hear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a fear or apprehension about receiving certain information or news.
Example: "She was afraid to hear the results of the medical tests, fearing the worst."
Alternatives: "scared to find out" or "dread hearing".
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I was afraid to hear it.
She rejected the idea of an X-ray because she was afraid to hear worse news.
"You shouldn't be afraid to hear an argument being made," he said, exasperated.
It appears that the government of Argentina is afraid to hear this from the Falkland Islanders themselves.
But there is one question that is hardly ever asked, perhaps because they are afraid to hear the answer.
But in this case, I backed off, perhaps to avoid having to listen to what I was so afraid to hear.
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"Everything is energy... Letting our loved ones know we want a sign or asking God to allow us to not be afraid to see or hear from our loved ones opens the door to our own mindset to begin to be open to the possibility that this could happen.
Scherzinger was hesitant at first, stating in an interview that: " I was scared to death to touch it [and] afraid for people to hear it before I even wrote it".
Moreover, some authors have stated that some patients are afraid to consider hearing loss a problem and subsequently are afraid to seek medical help for the hearing loss.
As teachers, there are too many instances when we had an idea to share or a project we wanted to start, but we kept quiet because we didn't want to be judged or were too afraid to be heard.
Eva was worried, afraid she was about to hear something embarrassing, but she didn't say anything.
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