Afraidness
/əˈfreɪd.nəs/noun
A state of being afraid.
Did you know?Unlike words such as nightmare or disaster, afraidness has no hidden occult origin; it is a straightforward abstract noun formed in English from afraid + -ness.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
onfræġed / afræġd
“frightened, terrified”
Middle English
ME
afraied / afrayd
“afraid, alarmed”
Early Modern English
English
afraid
“fearful; struck with fear”
Modern English
English
afraidness
“the state of being afraid”