Helen Garner

I think that there must be a point of self-immersion in a story that is a point of no return. You get far enough in that the story has really touched you to the core and deeply troubled you and made you unhappy and fearful, and then how do you get out of that? I'm a writer, so my way of getting out of that is to write.

Australian Novelist

Rihanna

I don't have time to be lonely. And I get fearful of relationships because I feel guilty about wanting someone to be completely faithful and loyal, when I can't even give them 10 percent of the attention that they need. It's just the reality of my time, my life, my schedule.

American Musician

Genesis P-Orridge

Even if the world outside is destroying itself and fragmented and paranoid and fearful, the job of the artist is to embrace and hold people and say, 'It's OK, be safe here.

English Musician

Jackie Speier

My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on issues sooner rather than later.

American Politician

Nick Wooster

I'm probably one of the most fearful persons in the world, but not when it comes to getting dressed.

American Designer

Tan Cheng Bock

I hope to encourage younger Singaporeans not to be so fearful.

Singaporean Politician

Umberto Eco

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Italian Novelist

William Gurnall

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.

English Author

Kendra Wilkinson

I'm a fearful person. I'm afraid of everything.

American Celebrity

Idris Elba

I would never be fearful of any character.

British Actor

Use 'fearful' to describe strong emotions, not just slight worries or concerns.

Emotional Intensity

'Fearful' implies anxiety, unlike 'hateful', which means strong dislike.

Fear Not Hate

Being 'fearful' can cause physical responses, such as shivering or goosebumps.

Physical Reactions

Use 'fearful' when a sight, sound, or situation strikes terror in the observer.

Sensory Impact

Fearful things may not be truly dangerous but can seem so due to one's perception.

Not Always Real

'Fearful' can be used to overstate a situation, making it seem scarier than it is.

Can Exaggerate

When used metaphorically, 'fearful' means something is very big or significant in impact.

Metaphorical Size

'Fearful' can describe something impressive in size, not just something negative.

Not Always Negative

Its use to mean 'extreme' or 'very large' is more common in British English.

British Usage

 First, although they're not generally insensitive to other people's emotions, they are insensitive to signs that other people are in distress. And in particular, they have difficulty recognizing fearful facial expressions like this one. And fearful expressions convey urgent need and emotional distress, and they usually elicit compassion and a desire to help

Why some people are more...

 and afraid or you know, at the situation, I mean, the one thing that everyone can do right now, I think, is we can reach out to the people we know, we can encourage each of us to be our best selves in this moment. I really think it's what the world is going to need, when people are angry and fearful,

What the world can learn...

 “We are sometimes asked in the name of patriotism to forget the merits of this fearful struggle, and to remember with equal admiration those who struck at the nation’s life, and those who struck to save it— those who fought for slavery and those who fought for liberty and justice.

Debunking the myth of...

 There is a wave of gratefulness because people are becoming aware how important this is and how this can change our world. It can change our world in immensely important ways, because if you're grateful, you're not fearful, and if you're not fearful, you're not violent.

Want to be happy? Be...

 many times we want to go to the same people for the solutions over and over again right but we have to have different people than these teams but we're sometimes afraid to have different people in the teams we're very fearful that someone might get ahead of us right

Want interstellar...

 The ears are obviously a very important emotional indicator of the horse. When they point right back, the horse is fearful or angry, depending upon what's going on in front of him, around him. Or, when he's more relaxed, the head comes down

The genius puppetry...

 fearful voices in your head and fear and anger and hatred they harm you long before they harm anybody else if you walk around all day with all these hateful and fearful voices in your mind this destroys your peace of mind

Yuval Noah Harari...

 dogs don't see the danger what they see is a reaction to the situation and we react in panic nervous fearful and all these things they go to us to save their life we actually setting them up to get hurt

Firehouse Mascot PIPE Dog...

 to be surrounded by walls is simply incredible it's not something that I'm at all fearful of because I've seen that the true wolf the real wolf doesn't at all live up the stereotype they are not

Living Among Wolves PIPE...

 take a more generous view"? Because it feels to me like there's so much at stake between how many people are trying to nudge that type of conversation versus the hostile, fearful conversation.

Fearful

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.

Often appears as...

Causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Very large; extreme.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Emotional Intensity

Fear Not Hate

Physical Reactions

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