fearful
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The meaning (definition) of the word fearful
feeling afraid that something bad might happen
The word fearful used in a sentence
“I felt fearful when the lights went out at night.”
Words that mean the same as fearful (synonyms)
scared
Words that mean the opposite of fearful (antonyms)
brave
How the word fearful is said around the world
| French | effrayé (ay-fray-YAY) |
| Spanish | asustado (ah-soos-TAH-doh) |
| Mandarin | 害怕 (high pah) |
| Hindi | डरा हुआ (da-RAH hoo-AH) |
| Arabic | خائِف (KHAA-if) |
| Russian | испуганный (ees-POO-gan-nihy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | assustado (uh-soosh-TAH-doo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | com medo (kohn MEH-doh) |
| Japanese | こわい (koh-WAI) |
| German | ängstlich (ENGST-likh) |
| Urdu | ڈرا ہوا (da-RAH HOO-ah) |
| Punjabi | ਡਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ (DAR-ee-aa HO-ee-aa) |
| Korean | 두려운 (doo-ryuh-OON) |
| Hebrew | מְפֻחָד (meh-poo-KHAD) |
| Greek | φοβισμένος (fo-veez-ME-nos) |
| Dutch | bang (bahng) |
| Tagalog | takot (TAH-kot) |
| Vietnamese | sợ hãi (suh HY) |
| Turkish | korkmuş (kohrk-MOOSH) |
| Persian | ترسیده (tar-SEE-deh) |
| Polish | wystraszony (vih-strah-SHOH-nih) |
| Ukrainian | наляканий (nah-LYAH-kah-nyy) |
| Bengali | ভীত (bheet) |
| Swedish | rädd (red) |
| Italian | impaurito (eem-pah-oo-REE-toh) |
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