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Definition and Synonyms for 怖い
| 1. | 怖い | 恐怖や不安でいっぱいである |
| Afraid | filled with fear or apprehension | |
| Synonyms: | 怖い, 恐る | |
| 2. | おっかない | 恐れる |
| Scared | made afraid | |
| Synonyms: | おっかない, 怖い, 恐る | |
| 3. | 物すごい | 恐れまたは不安または恐怖を引き起こすさま |
| Awful | causing fear or dread or terror | |
| Synonyms: | すごい, ひどい, むごい, おぞましい, おっかない, ものすごい, おどろおどろしい, 凄まじい, 怖い, 恐る, 恐ろしい, 物恐ろしい | |
| 4. | おっかない | 恐怖をおぼえさせる |
| Chilling | provoking fear terror | |
| Synonyms: | おっかない, 怖い, 恐る | |
| 5. | 怖じけ | 特定の苦痛または危険を察した時の感情（通常、逃避または戦いを望む感情を伴う） |
| Fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | |
| Synonyms: | こわ, かしこ, おっかない, 怖い, 怖じける, 怖気, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる, 恐ろしい, 恐怖, 恐怖心, 脅威 | |
| 6. | 虞 | 恐れの混じった予感または予期 |
| Dread | fearful expectation or anticipation | |
| Synonyms: | こわ, かしこ, 不安, 不安心, 心配, 怖い, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる, 憂慮, 懸念, 鬼胎 | |
| 7. | 気遣しさ | 心配と神経過敏の比較的永続する状態で、様々な精神障害で起こり、通常、強迫観念に取り付かれた行動またはパニックの発作を伴う |
| Anxiousness | a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic | |
| Synonyms: | こわ, かしこ, 不吉, 不安, 不安心, 心もとない, 心労, 心遣い, 心配, 心配り, 怖い, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる, 患う, 悲嘆, 憂い, 憂い, 憂え, 憂える, 憂い事, 憂心, 憂慮, 憂虞, 懸念, 気がかり, 気苦労, 気遣い, 気遣う, 気遣わしい, 気骨, 気骨, 物思い, 物案じ, 苦悶, 鬼胎 | |
| 8. | 恐れ | 恐れと心配の圧倒する感情 |
| Panic | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | |
| Synonyms: | こわ, かしこ, 怖い, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる, 恐怖, 恐怖心 | |
| 9. | 鬼胎 | 強く根深い恐れ |
| Horror | intense and profound fear | |
| Synonyms: | こわ, かしこ, ホラー, 怖い, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる, 恐怖, 鬼胎 |
Meanings for each kanji in 怖い
| » | 怖 | dreadful; be frightened; fearful |
Categories 怖い is a member of
| 1. | 情感 | 強い気持ちの総称 |
| Emotion | any strong feeling | |
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| 2. | 心理状態 | 状態自体は動的かもしれないが、状態の本質は比較的不変である精神状態 |
| Psychological State | a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic | |
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| 3. | 怖じけ | 特定の苦痛または危険を察した時の感情（通常、逃避または戦いを望む感情を伴う） |
| Fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | |
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Sample Sentences for 怖い
彼らは世論が怖いからといってその計画に反対したのではない。
They did not oppose the project just because they feared public opinion.
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