fear-provoking — causing fear or anxiety; frightening
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: causing fear or anxiety; frightening
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfɪr prəˌvoʊkɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 두려움이나 불안을 일으키는; 무서운
Korean pronunciation: **피어** 프러**보**킹
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
💡 Concept
causing fear or anxiety; frightening
🎵 Rhyme
What started as joking left the crowd choking with fear-provoking dread!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈfɪr prəˌvoʊkɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfɪə prəˌvəʊkɪŋ/
🌳Etymology
Rootfear
Suffix-provoke + -ing
Origin
fear(두려움)와 provoke(자극하다)가 결합된 합성형용사로, 라틴어 provocare(앞으로 부르다, 도전하다)에서 유래
🎵Rhyme
chokingjokingpoking
choking
joking
poking
🔗Collocations
fear-provoking situation
fear-provoking images
fear-provoking thoughts
fear-provoking stimulus
fear-provoking experience
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My teacher's fear-provoking glare made me forget all my excuses.”
“The fear-provoking roller coaster left everyone speechless.”
😄 Fun example
“His fear-provoking cooking experiments always end in pizza delivery.”
“The documentary showed fear-provoking effects of climate change.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
frighteningterrifyingscaryintimidatingalarming
Antonyms
comfortingreassuringcalming
Related
anxiety-inducingnerve-wrackingspine-chillingmenacing
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