overfearfuladj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfɪəf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfɪrf(ə)l/

Forms: see over- prefix and fearful adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fearful adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + fearful adj. Compare over-fear n., slightly earlier over-fearfulness n., and earlier over-fear v.

Excessively fearful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > excessively fearful

overfearfula1639

paranoid1954

a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) ii. xxvi. 82 Take heed of being so fond and over-fearefull of your children.

1844 R. Browning Colombe's Birthday in Bells & Pomegranates No. VI ii. 7/1 I have been over-fearful... What succour may not next year bring me!

a1914 J. P. Bourke Off Bluebush (1915) 157 Nor bend an over-fearful ear To timid travellers' tales.

1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 1412 Whereas Austrian generals were..overfearful of battle, Frederick was not bound by rules or convention.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfearful
释义	overfearfuladj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfɪəf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfɪrf(ə)l/ Forms: see over- prefix and fearful adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fearful adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + fearful adj. Compare over-fear n., slightly earlier over-fearfulness n., and earlier over-fear v. Excessively fearful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > excessively fearful overfearfula1639 paranoid1954 a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) ii. xxvi. 82 Take heed of being so fond and over-fearefull of your children. 1844 R. Browning Colombe's Birthday in Bells & Pomegranates No. VI ii. 7/1 I have been over-fearful... What succour may not next year bring me! a1914 J. P. Bourke Off Bluebush (1915) 157 Nor bend an over-fearful ear To timid travellers' tales. 1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 1412 Whereas Austrian generals were..overfearful of battle, Frederick was not bound by rules or convention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1639
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