fear-provoking — causing fear or anxiety; frightening
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: causing fear or anxiety; frightening
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfɪr prəˌvoʊkɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- My teacher's fear-provoking glare made me forget all my excuses.
- The fear-provoking roller coaster left everyone speechless.
- His fear-provoking cooking experiments always end in pizza delivery.
fear-provoking
ADJECTIVE[/ˈfɪr prəˌvoʊkɪŋ/]
causing fear or anxiety; frightening
causing fear or anxiety; frightening
What started as joking left the crowd choking with fear-provoking dread!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
This compound adjective combines the Old English 'fear' (anxiety, dread) with 'provoke', which derives from Latin 'provocare' (to call forth, challenge). The word describes something that elicits or triggers fear in the observer.
Breakdown
fear (Old English: dread, anxiety) + pro- (Latin: forward) + -vocare (Latin: to call) + -ing (present participle suffix indicating causation)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My teacher's fear-provoking glare made me forget all my excuses.”
“The fear-provoking roller coaster left everyone speechless.”
“His fear-provoking cooking experiments always end in pizza delivery.”
“The documentary showed fear-provoking effects of climate change.”
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