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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

   Derivatives

   • 1. fearfulness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEARFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Fearful means frightened or worried about something, or very bad. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective fearful, which means causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm. See also related words and games from Merriam-Webster.

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   Fearful means experiencing or showing fear, causing fear, or extremely bad. Find out the different meanings, synonyms, and translations of fearful in English and Spanish.

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   Find 243 words that mean fearful, such as terrifying, timid, intense, and afraid. Learn how to use fearful in a sentence and see examples of its usage.

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   Definition of fearful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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.

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