fearfulness

fear·ful

F0060500 (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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Noun	1.	fearfulness - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)fear, frightemotion - any strong feelingalarm, consternation, dismay - fear resulting from the awareness of dangercreeps - 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 fearhysteria - excessive or uncontrollable fearaffright, panic, terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxietypanic attack, scare - a sudden attack of fearstage fright - fear that affects a person about to face an audienceapprehension, 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 decisionsintimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timidcold sweat - the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear
	2.	fearfulness - the trait of being afraidcowardice, cowardliness - the trait of lacking couragetimidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activitiespusillanimity, pusillanimousness - contemptible fearfulnessgutlessness - the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injuryfearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear

fearfulness

nounGreat 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.

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