fearfulness vs apprehension

apprehension vs fearfulness

fearfulness and apprehension both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fearfulness	Yes	No	No	No
apprehension	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apprehension is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, apprehension is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fearfulness:

fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
apprehension: fearful expectation or anticipation

Other hyponyms of fearfulness include alarm, consternation, dismay, creeps, chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, horror, hysteria, affright, panic, terror, panic attack, scare, stage fright, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity, timidness, timorousness, intimidation.

fearfulness (noun)	apprehension (noun)
the trait of being afraid	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
	painful expectation
	fearful expectation or anticipation

Difference between fearfulness and apprehension

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