fearfulness

fearful | American Dictionary

fearful
adjective
us/ˈfɪər·fəl/
showing or causing fear; frightened or worried about something:
a fearful expression/reaction
fearful dangers
He was fearful of driving on the icy streets.

Examples of fearful

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Like those companies most fearful of recession, all of these companies are on average loss makers.
The basic political assuption implicit in non-violent action is that governments are ultimately dependent on the fearful obedience and compliance of the people.
Workers remain fearful of arbitrary dismissals and female workers in particular are treated poorly by certain foremen.
Attempting to come to terms with these rapid social changes, individuals increasingly withdrew into silence, fearful of exposing their true selves to strangers.
Fearful adults scored extremely low and significantly lower than preoccupied and dismissing adults on the histrionic and narcissistic dimensions.
A differential neural response in the human amygdala to fearful and happy facial expressions.
We fearful ourselves, in that way when you see our bushiness you will be afraid.
Local councils, lacking real knowledge and fearful of criticism, make conditions which prevent any viable outcome being found, in order to protect themselves.
Many fearful children also represent the self as vulnerable and ineffective.
Another child, also fearful, may busily play in the sandbox, taking occasional breaks to observe other children's activities.
Instead, they appear extremely fearful when exposed to an unfamiliar animal.
Fearful toddlers who were also insecurely attached exhibited elevated cortisol levels.
In this case, though, the animals are extremely fearful and anxious, and they freeze in reaction to aggression from other animals.
The diametrically opposite functions of fearful paleo and confident arche determine the functions of dreaming and cognitive processes in general.
They are, however, both very innocent, and fearful of consequences.
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