fearful
/ˈfɪəfl/adjective
उच्चारण फ़िअर्फ़ल
भयभीत, डरा हुआ, आशंकित
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~ (of sth/of doing sth) | ~ (that…) formal
nervous and afraid
भयभीत, डरा हुआ, आशंकित
- Parents were fearful of sending their children to school during the riots.
- She was fearful that the news might be bad.
- The little boy was fearful of the dark.
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- She felt fearful before her first speech.
- Farmers are fearful that the rain may fail again.
Synonyms afraid frightened apprehensive
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[only before noun] formal
terrible and frightening
भयानक, डरावना
- a fearful storm
- The road has a fearful reputation for accidents.
- A fearful noise shook the whole building.
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- The village remembers the fearful night of the cyclone.
- The climbers faced a fearful drop on both sides.
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[only before noun] BrE, old-fashioned
very great or bad
बहुत ज़्यादा, भारी
- We had a fearful row about the money.
- The wind made a fearful noise all night.
- The roads were in a fearful state after the floods.
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- There was a fearful fuss over a missing bag.
- He made a fearful mess of the cake.
Synonyms terrible awful tremendous
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fearful of + noun / -ing
Use of for the thing you are afraid of or afraid might happen.
जिस चीज़ से डर हो या जिसके होने का डर हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- He is fearful of heights.
- She was fearful of making a mistake in the interview.
fearful that + clause
A that-clause names the thing you worry may happen.
जिस बात की आशंका हो, उसके लिए that-clause आता है।
- The villagers were fearful that the river would flood.
fearful + noun (frightening)
Before a noun, fearful can mean terrible, causing fear.
Noun से पहले 'fearful' का अर्थ भयानक, डर पैदा करने वाला हो सकता है।
- A fearful storm shook the coast.
- There was a fearful noise in the dark.
fearful (very great, informal)
In British use, fearful also stresses a very bad degree, as in a fearful mess.
ब्रिटिश प्रयोग में 'fearful' बहुत अधिक बुरी मात्रा पर भी बल देता है।
- The room was in a fearful mess.
fearful vs fearsome / fearless
Fearful is afraid; fearsome causes fear; fearless has no fear.
'Fearful' डरा हुआ, 'fearsome' डर पैदा करने वाला और 'fearless' निडर है।
- The fearful child hid behind the fearless guide.
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adverb + fearful
deeplyratherextremelyconstantlyslightly
- She was deeply fearful of failure.
fearful + noun
silencestormsightnoiseprice
- A fearful silence followed the loud crash.
fearful + of
of the darkof failureof dogsof strangersof the future
- The boy was fearful of strangers.
be / feel / look + fearful
befeellookgrowremain
- He looked fearful as the results came in.
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- The children were fearful of the dark room.
बच्चे अँधेरे कमरे से डरे हुए थे।
- Farmers were fearful that the rains would fail again.
किसानों को आशंका थी कि वर्षा फिर विफल हो जाएगी।
- A fearful accident blocked the highway for hours.
एक भयानक दुर्घटना ने राजमार्ग को घंटों तक रोके रखा।
- Radhika was fearful about speaking in public.
राधिका को सार्वजनिक रूप से बोलने में डर लग रहा था।
- The old house gave off a fearful smell.
पुराने मकान से बहुत बुरी गंध आ रही थी।
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✗ The student was fearful from the exam.
✓ The student was fearful of the exam.
Fearful takes of, not from.
'Fearful' के साथ 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ She looked fearfully when the dog barked.
✓ She looked fearful when the dog barked.
After look as a linking verb, an adjective is needed, not an adverb.
Linking verb 'look' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ He is fearful to fly.
✓ He is fearful of flying.
After fearful of, use a gerund.
'Fearful of' के बाद gerund आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fearful, afraid and frightened all mean feeling fear, but they differ in tone and use.
तीनों का अर्थ डर महसूस करना है, पर भाव और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
Slightly formal; anxious about something that may happen.
कुछ formal; किसी संभावित बात को लेकर चिंतित।
- She was fearful of failing.
The common word; cannot go before a noun.
सामान्य शब्द; noun से पहले नहीं आता।
- I am afraid of snakes.
Scared suddenly by something, a stronger shock.
किसी चीज़ से अचानक डरा हुआ, अधिक झटके वाला।
- The loud bang frightened him.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fear·ful
?Which word?
fearful or fearsome?
Fearful usually means feeling fear: 'fearful of the dark'. Fearsome means causing fear: 'a fearsome weapon', 'a fearsome bowler'. In older or formal use fearful can also mean frightening, so the context decides; in exams fearful is tested as 'afraid'.
Fearful का अर्थ प्रायः 'डर महसूस करने वाला' है: 'fearful of the dark'। Fearsome का अर्थ 'डर पैदा करने वाला' है: 'a fearsome weapon', 'a fearsome bowler'। पुराने या औपचारिक प्रयोग में fearful का अर्थ 'डरावना' भी हो सकता है, इसलिए संदर्भ तय करता है; परीक्षा में fearful 'डरा हुआ' के अर्थ में पूछा जाता है।
The fearful/fearsome pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में fearful और fearsome का अंतर पूछा जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
Fearful of sth.
'fearful of sth' आता है।