fright vs timorousness
timorousness vs frightfright and timorousness both are nouns.
fright is a verb but timorousness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fright | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| timorousness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
timorousness is a hyponym of
fright; that is, timorousness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
fright:
- fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- timorousness: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Other hyponyms of fright include
alarm, consternation, dismay, creeps, chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, horror, hysteria, affright, panic, terror, panic attack, scare, stage fright, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity, timidness, intimidation.
| fright (noun) | timorousness (noun) |
|---|---|
| an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities |
| fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions |
| fright (verb) | timorousness (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause fear in |
Words related to "fright"
- affright
- afraid
- alarm
- appal
- appall
- apprehension
- apprehensiveness
- awe
- bluff
- chill
- cold sweat
- consternate
- consternation
- creeps
- dismay
- dread
- emotion
- excite
- fear
- fearfulness
- fearless
- frighten
- frisson
- horrify
- horror
- hysteria
- intimidate
- intimidation
- panic
- panic attack
- quiver
- scare
- scare the bejesus
- shake
- shake up
- shiver
- shudder
- spook
- stage fright
- stimulate
- stir
- terrify
- terror
- terrorise
- terrorize
- thrill
- timidity
- timidness
- timorousness
- tingle
- unafraid
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