afraid, frayed, affray

Afraid or afraid means frightened or feeling scared--
She was afraid of the dark, and always left a light on.
"Be not afraid, I go before you always..."

Frayed or frayed ( rhymes with raid ) is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "fray", meaning to ravel or wear at the edges--
Her sweater was frayed at the cuffs.
The only souvenir he kept of his childhood was a frayed teddy bear.
Frayed may be used figuratively--
The constant chatter frayed his nerves.

Affray or affray means a scene of public disorder in which blows are exchanged--
The police were called to break up the affray.
After the affray, the saloon was closed for a week.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"His nerves and clothing were frayed after the affray, and he was afraid of being arrested."

Note--"afraid" means scared or frightened--
The dog was afraid of her blue sweater.
Not to be confused with "a frayed", which describes something tattered or worn--
She wore a frayed blue sweater.
Note # 2--"freight"  ( rhymes with date ) means goods that are carried by a train or truck from one place to another--
They had to weigh all of the freight before loading it on the train.