fearfulness
111timidity — n. 1. Timorousness, fearfulness, skittishness, shyness, cowardice, pusillanimity, want of courage, timidness. 2. Diffidence, bashfulness, coyness, sheepishness, shamefacedness …
112awe — I. n. 1. Reverence, veneration, reverential fear. 2. Dread, fearfulness, terror, fear. 3. Solemn exaltation, admiring solemnity, adoring wonder. II. v. a. 1. Inspire with awe, solemnize, make reverent, fill with revering dread. 2. Overawe,… …
113fearful — adjective 1 formal frightened that something might happen (+ of): The defenders are fearful of another attack. | fearful that: fearful that the disease may strike again 2 BrE extremely bad : be in a fearful state/condition/mess: The room was in a …
114anxiety — noun 1) his anxiety grew Syn: worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness, fear, disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, perturbation, agitation, angst, misgiving, nervousness, nerves …
115fear — 1. noun 1) he felt fear at entering the house Syn: terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness …
116foreboding — noun 1) a feeling of foreboding Syn: apprehension, anxiety, trepidation, disquiet, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm; informal the willies, the heebie jeebies, the jitters, the creeps …
117fright — noun 1) she was paralyzed with fright Syn: fear, fearfulness, terror, horror, alarm, panic, dread, trepidation, dismay, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, perturbation, disquiet; informal jitteriness, twitchiness 2) …
118trepidation — noun he sat in the waiting room, full of trepidation Syn: fear, apprehension, dread, fearfulness, fright, agitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, tension, misgivings, unease, uneasiness, foreboding, disquiet, dismay, consternation, alarm …
119audacity — *temerity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall Analogous words: intrepidity, boldness, courageousness (see corresponding adjectives at BRAVE): daring, daredeviltry, recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness (see corresponding adjectives at… …
120terror — *panic, consternation, *fear, dread, fright, alarm, dismay, horror, trepidation Analogous words: apprehensiveness, fearfulness (see corresponding adjectives at FEARFUL): agitation, disquiet, perturbation, upsetting or upset (see corresponding… …
