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   fearful

   /ˈfɪəf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or showing fear or anxiety: "they are fearful of the threat of nuclear war" Similar afraidfrightenedscaredscared stiffscared to deathterrifiedpetrifiedalarmedpanickynervoustenseapprehensiveuneasyhesitantdisquietedworriedworried sickanxiousnervyinformal:jitteryjumpyin a (blue) funkdialect:fritarchaic:afearedaffrightednervoustremblingquakingquiveringshrinkingcoweringcoweddauntedtimidtimorousdiffidentfaint-heartedcowardlypusillanimousnervyinformal:jitteryjumpytwitchykeyed upyellowchickenin a cold sweata bundle of nerveslike a cat on a hot tin rooffrightened of one's own shadowhaving kittenslike a cat on hot brickswindystressyspookedspookyantsydated:overstrungunquiet
   • ▪ causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying: "a fearful accident" Similar terribledreadfulawfulappallingfrightfulghastlyhorrifichorriblehorrifyinghorrendousvery badterribly badshockingatrociousabominablehideousmonstrousdiregrimunspeakablegruesomegrievouslamentabledistressingharrowingalarmingOpposite minor
   • 2. very great: informal "he was in a fearful hurry" Similar very greatgreatextremerealdreadfulinformal:terribleimpossiblerightproper

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   • 1. fearfulness noun

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   What does fearful mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FEARFUL definition: 1. frightened or worried about something: 2. very bad: 3. frightened or worried about something: . Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you're fearful around a dog?

   • If you're fearful, you're afraid of something. A kid who's fearful around dogs might cry or run away when sees even a small puppy. To be fearful is, literally, to be full of fear. You can also use this adjective to describe the thing that scares you: "I lay awake all night listening to the fearful creaks of the old house around me."

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   What does fearful apprehensive mean?

   • fearful, apprehensive, afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.

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