Also means
scared
Usage Note
Asustado is the past participle of asustar used as a stative adjective, so it takes estar, never ser: está asustado (he is frightened right now). The emotion verb pair is asustar (to frighten, transitive) / asustarse (to get scared, reflexive). The feminine form is asustada.
Examples
"El niño estaba asustado por el trueno."
Natural Translation
The child was frightened by the thunder.

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