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stage fright vs fearfulness

fearfulness vs stage fright

stage fright and fearfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stage fright Yes No No No
fearfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, fearfulness is a hypernym of stage fright; that is, fearfulness is a word with a broader meaning than stage fright:
  • stage fright: fear that affects a person about to face an audience
  • fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Other hypernyms of stage fright include fear, fright.
stage fright (noun) fearfulness (noun)
fear that affects a person about to face an audience 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 stage fright and fearfulness

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