fearfulness
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈfɪr.fəl.nəs/
:
miedo
- The child's fearfulness made him hesitate before entering the dark room.
- temperamental fearfulness
- anxiety and fearfulness
Well, I think there is a great sense of of fearfulness and uncertainty in our world today.
- Well, I think there is a great sense of of fearfulness and uncertainty in our world today.
- And maybe they've been through the heartaches that I've been through or the fearfulness that I've been through, and maybe Tom could teach me a thing or two also.
Examples
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Her constant fearfulness prevented her from trying new activities with her friends.
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Evaluative reactions may nevertheless be affected by temperamental fearfulness.
Academic text (1998) -
Well, I think there is a great sense of of fearfulness and uncertainty in our world today.
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In those 12 years, nobody has invaded us, but we lost the Fourth Amendment to fearfulness.
Blog text (1) -
The level of fearfulness she writes about seems like psychosis to me.
Blog text (28) -
I have my anxiety, my fearfulness, and my small-heartedness.
Blog text (17) -
Even the prospect of leaving home and parents and being sent to board at Templehall had lost some of its fearfulness.
Fiction book (1990) -
And so there's this sort of pervasive feeling of fearfulness... about all that's going on around her.
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For instance, children become less fearful as they get older, but individuality in relative fearfulness remains a meaningful consideration.
Academic text (1998) -
No gender differences were found for displaying fearfulness, reluctance in attempting new tasks, or crying, among other items.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous
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5.5
Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty
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2.7
A feeling of being worried or anxious
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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3.8
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
A tendency to be easily scared or nervous
A tendency to get easily frightened or startled
A lack of courage that makes a person afraid to act
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen
Antonyms
How Fearful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fearfulness comes from the everyday word fear plus the endings -ful and -ness. -ful means 'full of' and -ness makes a 'state', so fearfulness is the state of being 'full of fear' or 'afraid'.