fearfulness

Definitions of fearfulness

1. noun

   an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
   synonyms: fear, fright

   types:

   alarm, consternation, dismay

   fear resulting from the awareness of danger

   creeps

   a feeling of fear and revulsion

   chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle

   an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

   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

   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

   swivet

   a panic or extreme discomposure

   trepidation

   a feeling of alarm or dread

   boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment

   a feeling of evil to come

   suspense

   apprehension about what is going to happen

   cold feet

   timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action

   shyness

   a feeling of fear of embarrassment

   diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt

   lack of self-confidence

   gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness

   a feeling of melancholy apprehension

   chill, pall

   a sudden numbing dread

   type of:

   emotion

   any strong feeling
2. noun

   the trait of being afraid
   antonyms:

   fearlessness

   the trait of feeling no fear

   types:

   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

   faintheartedness, faintness

   the trait of lacking boldness and courage

   poltroonery

   abject pusillanimity

   type of:

   cowardice, cowardliness

   the trait of lacking courage