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intimidation vs fearfulness

fearfulness vs intimidation

intimidation and fearfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intimidation Yes No No No
fearfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, fearfulness is a hypernym of intimidation; that is, fearfulness is a word with a broader meaning than intimidation:
  • intimidation: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
  • fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Other hypernyms of intimidation include fear, fright.
intimidation (noun) fearfulness (noun)
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something the trait of being afraid
a communication that makes you afraid to try something an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
Difference between intimidation and fearfulness

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