fear·ful

(fîr′fəl)

adj.

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.

fear′ful·ly adv.

fear′ful·ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	fearfulness - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) fear, fright emotion - any strong feeling alarm, consternation, dismay - fear resulting from the awareness of danger creeps - a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps" frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiver - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" horror - intense and profound fear hysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fear affright, panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety panic attack, scare - a sudden attack of fear stage fright - fear that affects a person about to face an audience apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" timidity, timidness, timorousness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions intimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid cold sweat - the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear
	2.	fearfulness - the trait of being afraid cowardice, cowardliness - the trait of lacking courage timidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities pusillanimity, pusillanimousness - contemptible fearfulness gutlessness - the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear

fearfulness

noun

Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:

affright, alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation.

Slang: cold feet.

Idiom: fear and trembling.

Translations

fearfulness

[ˈfɪəfʊlnɪs] N (= fear) → medrosidad f; (= shyness) → timidez f

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fearfulness

n (= apprehension) → Ängstlichkeit f

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fearfulness

[ˈfɪəfʊlnɪs] n → paura, timore m