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
causing fear or anxiety; frightening
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What started as joking left the crowd choking with fear-provoking dread!
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Origin
fear(두려움)와 provoke(자극하다)가 결합된 합성형용사로, 라틴어 provocare(앞으로 부르다, 도전하다)에서 유래
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“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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