| fearfulness | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| ~ 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, shiver, thrill | 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. |
| n. (attribute) | 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. |
| timidity | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. timidity, timidness, timorousness | fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions. |
| ~ fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| ~ cold feet | timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action.; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet" |
| ~ shyness | a feeling of fear of embarrassment. |
| ~ diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt | lack of self-confidence. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. timidity, timorousness | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities. |
| ~ faintheartedness, faintness | the trait of lacking boldness and courage.; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" |
| ~ fearfulness | the trait of being afraid. |
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