Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 恐怖する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 恐きょう 怖ふ する 恐きょう 怖ふ しない Polite 恐きょう 怖ふ します 恐きょう 怖ふ しません Past polite 恐きょう 怖ふ しました 恐きょう 怖ふ しませんでした Past 恐きょう 怖ふ した 恐きょう 怖ふ しなかった Te-form 恐きょう 怖ふ して 恐きょう 怖ふ しないで Desire 恐きょう 怖ふ したい 恐きょう 怖ふ したくない Potential 恐きょう 怖ふ できる 恐きょう 怖ふ できない Passive 恐きょう 怖ふ される 恐きょう 怖ふ されない Causative 恐きょう 怖ふ させる 恐きょう 怖ふ させない Causative passive 恐きょう 怖ふ させられる 恐きょう 怖ふ させられない Volitional 恐きょう 怖ふ しよう Polite volitional 恐きょう 怖ふ しましょう Imperative 恐きょう 怖ふ しろ 恐きょう 怖ふ するな Conditional 恐きょう 怖ふ すれば 恐きょう 怖ふ しなければ Tara conditional 恐きょう 怖ふ したら 恐きょう 怖ふ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 恐きょう 怖ふ を 感かん じる to feel fear/terror at something
He felt terror in the darkness.
恐きょう 怖ふ に 襲おそ われる to be overcome by fear
At the moment of the earthquake, I was overcome by fear.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 恐きょう 怖ふ を 与あた える to instill fear in someone
The movie instilled fear in the audience.
恐きょう 怖ふ のあまり 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something out of overwhelming fear
I was so terrified that I couldn't even speak.
Expressions 恐きょう 怖ふ にとらわれる be seized with fear; be gripped by terror; be panic-stricken Kanji 怖 dreadful, be frightened, fearful Related words· 7 恐れ is broader and can mean mild worry or possibility, while 恐怖 specifically denotes intense fear or terror.
不安 describes vague anxiety about an uncertain situation, whereas 恐怖 is a sharper, more immediate fear.
戦慄 refers to a shudder or trembling caused by extreme fear, a more literary and physical term than 恐怖 .
恐怖 is the general feeling of fear or terror, while 恐怖症 refers specifically to a diagnosed, irrational phobia.
Show 3 more Show fewer 恐怖 means the emotion of fear or terror itself, while ホラー refers to the horror genre or style of entertainment that produces that feeling.
恐怖 is a stronger, more general word for intense fear or terror, while 怯え focuses on the visible, trembling reaction of being startled or scared.
恐怖 is the general, common word for fear or terror, while 恐怖心 specifically highlights the inner psychological feeling of dread.
Don't confuse with 恐怖 means fear or terror felt by an individual, while 恐慌 refers to a collective panic, often spreading through society or markets.
恐怖 is a noun meaning 'fear/terror' used in formal or psychological description, while 恐れる is the verb form for the act of fearing.
Word family· 9 phobia; morbid fear
fear; terror; feeling of dread
horror film; horror movie
feeling of dread; sense of fear; awful feeling
fear index; volatility index
Show 4 more Show fewer politics of fear; terrorism · Reign of Terror
scary story; horror story
claustrophobia; fear of confined spaces
arachnophobia
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 恐 and 怖 , both associated with fear. The modern on-reading is きょうふ ; also lists the obsolete reading くふ .
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