恐きょう怖ふ心しん

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Meanings

fear; terror; feeling of dread

Refers to the psychological feeling of fear or dread, often used in contexts discussing emotions or mental states.

〈人ひと〉が恐きょう怖ふ心しんを抱いだくfor someone to feel/harbor fear
彼かれは高たかいところに対たいして強つよい恐きょう怖ふ心しんを抱いだいている。
He harbors a strong fear of heights.
恐きょう怖ふ心しんを克こく服ふくするto overcome one's fear
練れん習しゅうを重かさねて、水みずへの恐きょう怖ふ心しんを克こく服ふくした。
Through repeated practice, I overcame my fear of water.
〈人ひと〉に恐きょう怖ふ心しんを与あたえるto instill fear in someone
その事じ件けんは町まち中じゅうの人ひと々びとに恐きょう怖ふ心しんを与あたえた。
The incident instilled fear in everyone in town.
恐きょう怖ふ心しんに駆かられるto be driven/gripped by fear
彼かの女じょは恐きょう怖ふ心しんに駆かられて部屋へやから逃にげ出だした。
Gripped by fear, she fled the room.

恐きょう怖ふN3
恐怖 is the general, common word for fear or terror, while 恐怖心 specifically highlights the inner psychological feeling of dread.
不ふ安あんN3
不安 describes vague anxiety or unease, whereas 恐怖心 is a sharper, more intense feeling of fear tied to a specific threat.
畏い怖ふ
畏怖 is a more literary word combining fear with reverence or awe, while 恐怖心 is the plain psychological term for fear.

安あん心しんN4
安心 describes a feeling of relief and security, the emotional opposite of the dread expressed by 恐怖心.

恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
恐怖症 refers to a clinical phobia (an irrational fear of a specific thing), while 恐怖心 is the general feeling of fear itself.

Compound of 恐怖 (kyōfu, 'fear') and 心 (shin, 'heart, mind'), literally 'fearful mind'.