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consternation vs fearfulness

fearfulness vs consternation

consternation and fearfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consternation Yes No No No
fearfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, fearfulness is a hypernym of consternation; that is, fearfulness is a word with a broader meaning than consternation:
  • consternation: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
  • fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Other hypernyms of consternation include fear, fright.
consternation (noun) fearfulness (noun)
fear resulting from the awareness of danger the trait of being afraid
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Difference between consternation and fearfulness

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