fearful

fear·ful

 (fîr′fəl)

adj.

1.

a. Experiencing fear; frightened: fearful about losing one's job; fearful of a scornful response.

b. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.

c. Indicating anxiety or fear: "Sare faltered, a fearful look clouding her face" (Donna Morrisey).

2. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening: a fearful howling.

3. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative: a fearful blunder; fearful poverty.

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fear′ful·ly adv.

fear′ful·ness n.

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fearful

(ˈfɪəfʊl)

adj

1. having fear; afraid

2. causing fear; frightening

3. informal very unpleasant or annoying: a fearful cold.

ˈfearfulness n

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fear•ful

(ˈfɪər fəl)

adj.

1. causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful blizzard.

2. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude; apprehensive; anxious.

3. full of awe or reverence.

4. showing or caused by fear: fearful behavior.

5. extreme in size, intensity, or badness: fearful poverty.

[1300–50]

fear′ful•ly, adv.

fear′ful•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fearful - experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism" afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
	2.	fearful - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible, awful, dire, horrific alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
	3.	fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley cowardly afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" timid - showing fear and lack of confidence ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
	4.	fearful - extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake" frightful bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	5.	fearful - timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" timorous, trepid timid - showing fear and lack of confidence

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fearful

adjective

1. scared, afraid, alarmed, frightened, nervous, terrified, apprehensive, petrified, jittery (informal) They were fearful that the fighting might spread.
scared confident, undaunted, unabashed, unafraid

2. timid, afraid, frightened, scared, alarmed, wired (slang), nervous, anxious, shrinking, tense, intimidated, uneasy, neurotic, hesitant, apprehensive, jittery (informal), panicky, nervy (Brit. informal), diffident, jumpy, timorous, pusillanimous, faint-hearted I had often been very fearful and isolated.
timid game (informal), confident, brave, daring, bold, heroic, courageous, gallant, gutsy (slang), intrepid, valiant, plucky, doughty, indomitable, unflinching, dauntless, ballsy (taboo slang), lion-hearted, valorous

3. frightful, shocking, terrible, awful, distressing, appalling, horrible, grim, dreadful, horrific, dire, horrendous, ghastly, hideous, monstrous, harrowing, gruesome, grievous, unspeakable, atrocious, hair-raising, hellacious (U.S. slang) The earthquake was a fearful disaster.

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fearful

adjective

1. Causing or able to cause fear:

appalling, dire, direful, dreadful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous.

2. Filled with fear or terror:

afraid, aghast, apprehensive, fearsome, funky, panicky.

Regional: afeard, ascared.

3. Very bad:

appalling, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, shocking, terrible.

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Translations

خائِفسَيِّء جِداًمُخيف، مُرْعِب

bázlivýhroznýstrašný

bangeforfærdeligfrygtelig

ängstlichfurchtsamfurchtbar

temerosoterribleespantosohorriblemiedoso

épouvantablepeureuxredoutablecraintifeffrayant

borzalmas

hræîileguróttasleginnskelfilegur, ógnvekjandi

angosciosoterribile

reddsom

çok kötükorkmuşkorkunç

可怕的害怕的极坏的

fearful

[ˈfɪəfʊl] ADJ

1. (= frightened) → temeroso (of de) to be fearful that → tener miedo de que + subjun

2. (= frightening) → espantoso

3. (o.f.) (= awful) → horrible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fearful

[ˈfɪə^rfʊl] adj

(= afraid) → craintif/ive, peureux/euse
to be fearful of sb → avoir peur de qn, craindre qn
to be fearful of sth (= afraid of) → avoir peur de qch (= apprehend) → craindre qch
to be fearful of doing sth → craindre de faire qch

(= dreadful) [sight, noise, condition, shock] → affreux/euse, épouvantable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fearful

adj

(= apprehensive) → ängstlich, bang; he was fearful lest he fail/be discovered (old) → ihm bangte davor zu versagen/entdeckt zu werden; to be fearful for one’s/somebody’s life → um sein/jds Leben fürchten; to be fearful of somebody/something → Angst vor jdm/etw (dat) → haben; I was fearful of waking her → ich befürchtete, dass ich sie aufwecken würde

(= frightening) → furchtbar, schrecklich (inf)

(dated inf: = terrible) → furchtbar, schrecklich (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fearful

[ˈfɪəfʊl] adj

a. (frightened) to be fearful of → temere, avere paura di
to be fearful that ... → temere or avere paura che...

b. (frightening, accident) → pauroso/a, spaventoso/a; (sight, noise) → terrificante, spaventoso/a, terribile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fear

(fiə) noun

(a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger. The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water. vrees, angs خَوْف страх medo strach die Furcht frygt; angst; skræk φόβοςmiedo, temor hirm ترس pelko peurפחד भय strah félelem ketakutan hræðsla, ótti, skelfing paura 恐れ 근심, 걱정 baimė bailes ketakutan vreesfrykt, redsel, skrekkstrach ویره medo frică, teamă страх; боязнь strach strah strah rädsla, fruktan ความกลัว korku 憂慮 страх; побоювання ڈر ، خوف sự sợ hãi 忧虑

verb

1. to feel fear because of (something). She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger). vrees يَخاف страхувам се temer bát se fürchten frygte; bære bange for φοβούμαι temer, tener miedo de kartma ترسیدن pelätä avoir peur פַּחַד מ- डर, भय करना bojati se, biti u strahu fél; aggódik vkiért takut hræðast; óttast um avere paura 恐れる 두려움을 느끼다 bijoti baidīties; baiļoties takut vrezenfrykte, være reddbać się ویریدل temer a-i fi frică бояться; опасаться báť sa bati se plašiti se vara rädd för, frukta, vara orolig för ทำให้กลัว korkmak 擔憂 лякатися; побоюватися خوف زدہ ہونا sợ (ai/cái gì) 担忧

2. to regret. I fear you will not be able to see him today. bevrees wees يَأْسَف опасявам се lamentar obávat se befürchten bange for λυπούμαι temer kartma متاسف بودن pelätä craindre לַחשוֹש खेद प्रकट करना žaliti, misliti fél menyesal vera hræddur um temere 懸念する 후회하다 bijoti, nuogąstauti baidīties; bažīties menyesal vrezenfrykte, være redd, beklageobawiać się, lękać się خواشینی lamentar a-i fi teamă сожалеть obávať sa bati se bojati se befara เกรง; เสียใจ korkmak, üzülmek 遺憾 боятися افسوس ظاہر کرنا lo ngại 遗憾

ˈfearful adjective

1. afraid. a fearful look. bang, bevrees, angstig خائِف страхлив assustado bázlivý furchtsam bange φοβισμένοςtemeroso kartlik وحشت زده pelokas craintifמפחיד डरा हुआ prestrašen félénk takut óttasleginn spaventoso 恐れて 두려워하는 baimingas baiļpilns takut bangengstelig, reddbojaźliwy ډاروونكى، دارېدونكى assustado temă­tor испуганный bojazlivý boječ prestrašen rädd, skrämd ที่น่ากลัว korkmuş 害怕的 наляканий خوفزدہ lo lắng và sợ hãi 害怕的

2. terrible. The lion gave a fearful roar. verskriklik, vreeslik مُخيف، مُرْعِب страшен terrível strašný furchtbar forfærdelig φοβερόςterrible, espantoso hirmuäratav هراس آور kauhea effrayant מַפחִידָה भयानक strašan szörnyű mengerikan skelfilegur, ógnvekjandi spaventoso, terribile 恐ろしい 무시무시한 baisus drausmīgs; baismīgs mengerikan vreselijkfrykteligstraszny ډاروونكى terrível îns­păi­mântător ужасный, страшный strašný strašen stravičan fruktansvärd น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 жахливий دہشت ناک kinh khủng; ghê sợ 可怕的

3. very bad. a fearful mistake! verskriklik, liederlik سَيِّء جِداً ужасен terrível hrozný furchtbar frygtelig φοβερός, πολύ κακός terrible, tremendo hirmus افتضاح vakava épouvantableנוראי बहुत भयानक grozan borzalmas sangat buruk hræðilegur spaventoso ひどい 끔찍한 baisus briesmīgs; šausmīgs sangat teruk vreselijkfryktelig, reddsomstraszny دارېدونكى terrível îngrozitor ужасный hrozný neznanski užasan förskräcklig แย่มาก çok kötü 極壞的 страшний نہایت ناگوار tệ hại 极坏的

ˈfearfully adverb

vreesbevange بِخَوْف، بصورة مُخيفَه боязливо com medo bázlivě; strašně furchtbar forfærdeligt; frygteligt φοβισμένα temerosamente kartlikult, hirmuäratavalt بطور وحشتناک؛ بسیار بد pelokkaasti terriblement; craintivement בְּפַּחַד भय सहित strašno, grozno szörnyen dengan ketakutan hræðilega terribilmente, spaventosamente 恐ろしく 무서워하여 baimingai, baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi dengan ketakutan bang, vreselijkfryktelig, reddsomtstrasznie په ډاروونكى دول terrivelmente/com medo grozav; cu teamă ужасно, страшно bojazlivo; strašne strašno; boječe stravično räddhågat, skrämt, förskräckligt อย่างน่ากลัว korkuyla 可怕地 жахливо خوف کے ساتھ sợ hãi;lấm lét 可怕地

ˈfearless adjective

without fear; brave. a fearless soldier. onbevrees, onverskrokke, moedig جَسور، جَريء، لا يَخاف безстрашен destemido nebojácný, odvážný furchtlos frygtløs ατρόμητοςintrépido, audaz kartmatu نترس peloton intrépideעשוי לבלי חת भय रहित neustrašiv bátor tanpa takut óttalaus, djarfur intrepido 恐れを知らない 무서움을 모르는 bebaimis bezbailīgs tidak gentar onbevreesdfryktløs, uten redsel nieustraszony بې ډاره، زړور sem medo/ADJ – destemido neînfricat бесстрашный nebojácny, smelý neustrašen neustrašiv oförfärad, orädd ไม่มีความกลัว korkusuz 大膽的 безстрашний, мужній بلا خوف can đảm; chẳng sợ cái gì 大胆的

ˈfearlessly adverb

onbevrees, moedig بِجَسارَه، بِجُرأَه، بِدون خَوْف безстрашно destemidamente nebojácně, odvážně furchtlos frygtløst άφοβα sin temor kartmatult بطور شجاعانه pelottomasti intrépidement בְּלִי פַּחַד निर्भयतापूर्वक neustrašivo, hrabro vakmerőn dengan berani djarflega, óttalaust intrepidamente 大胆不敵に 겂 없이 be baimės bezbailīgi dengan tidak gentar onbevreesdfryktløst, uten redsel nieustraszenie په زړوره تو ګه destemidamente fără frică/teamă бесстрашно nebojácne neustrašno neustrašivo oförfärat อย่างไม่มีความกลัว korkusuzca 大膽地 безстрашно بے خوفی سے gan dạ; bạo dạn 大胆地

for fear of

so as not to. She would not go swimming for fear of catching a cold. uit vrees vir خَوْفاً مِن за да не com receio de z obavy před, aby ne- aus Furcht vor af frygt for μην τυχόν por miedo de, por temor a kartuses(t) مبادا که؛ از ترس اینکه jottei de peur de מִפַּחַד שֶׁ- के डर से कोई काम नहीं करना iz straha od (pred) nehogy... untuk menghindari af ótta við per paura di ～しないように …을 하지 않도록 kad ne baidoties untuk menghindari uit vrees voor av frykt for z obawy przed بې ډاره com receio de ca să nu боясь zo strachu iz strahu (pred) da ne bi av rädsla för เนื่องจากกลัวว่า korkusuyla, endişesiyle 以免 через боязнь کسی امکان سے بچنے کے لیے یا کسی خوف سے e rằng; sợ rằng 以免

in fear of

in a state of being afraid of. He lived in fear of his mother. vir iets/ iemand bang wees في حالَة خَوْف в страх com medo de v obavách o in Angst vor i frygt for με το φόβο con miedo a kartuses با ترس از jnk pelossa dans la crainte de פַחַד מְ- डरा हुआ u strahu fél, tart vkitől dalam ketakutan kepada í stöðugum ótta við nel timore di ～を恐れて ...을 걱정하여 bijodamas bailēs par; baidīdamies par takut pada in angst voor i frykt for w strachu przed په داریی com receio de/...medo.. cu frica (lui) в страхе v strachu v strahu (pred) u strahu od i skräck för อย่างกลัว ๆ endişesi/üzüntüsü içinde, korkusu ile 害怕 у страхові کسی کے خوف میں trong trạng thái sợ ai/cái gì 害怕

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fearful

a. temeroso-a, miedoso-a.

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