Being scared of new words often stems from a fear of the unknown and a lack of confidence in language skills. New words can feel intimidating because they may challenge your understanding or require you to adapt your communication style. Additionally, the fear of mispronouncing or misusing a word in social situations can further amplify anxiety. Embracing new vocabulary as a chance for growth can help alleviate this fear.
there is alot of words you can use for scared such as terrified or
unconfident.
scared
There are many different synonyms for the word scared. For example, there are the words terrified, frightened, agitated and nervous.
petrified, horrified, terrified.
scared or frighten
Xenophobia.
frightened, terrified
arachnophobia which means to be scared of spiders
frightened,scream and shout
because they are seeing something new
nothing new is there when lights are off