2022-03-18
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – F - fearful & fearsome
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียงfearful = “FEER-fuhl”
ออกเสียงfearsome = “FEER-suhm”
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
fearful & fearsome
To be “fearful” is to be afraid.
To be “fearsome” is to cause fear in others.
Remember that someone who is fierce
is fearsome rather than fearful.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for fearful
Fearful, Apprehensive, Afraid
mean disturbed by fear.
Fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament.
the child is fearful of loud noises
Apprehensive
suggests a state of mind and
impliesa premonition of evil or danger.
apprehensive of being found out
Afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and
regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance.
afraid to speak the truth
