How to Pronounce “fearthought” in English
/fɪːrθɔːt/
fear·thought
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IPA/fɪːrθɔːt/
Syllablesfear·thought
What does “fearthought” mean?
NOUN
- Excessive and unhealthy apprehensiveness; unnecessary fearfulness.
Example sentences
- “To assist in the analysis of fear, and in the denunciation of its expressions, I have coined the word fearthought to stand for the unprofitable element of forethought, and have defined the word 'worry' as fearthought in contradistinction to forethought. I have also defined fearthought as the self-imposed or self-permitted suggestion of inferiority, in order to place it where it really belongs, in the category of harmful, unnecessary, and therefore not respectable things.”
How to pronounce “fearthought”
- Syllables:
- fear · thought
- IPA:
- /fɪːrθɔːt/
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- the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.
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How do you pronounce “fearthought”?
“fearthought” is pronounced /fɪːrθɔːt/ (fear · thought). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.
How many syllables are in “fearthought”?
“fearthought” has 2 syllables: fear · thought.
What does “fearthought” mean?
Excessive and unhealthy apprehensiveness; unnecessary fearfulness.