Bravery and Fear

Bravery

Bravery noun - Feeling no fear.

Fear is an antonym for bravery in boldness topic.

Nearby Words: brave, bravely, braving

Fear

Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Usage example: the sight of the headless horseman filled the schoolmaster with fear

Bravery is an antonym for fear in topics: courage, alarm.

How words are described

human human bravery human fear
old old bravery old fear
particular particular bravery particular fear
common common bravery common fear
Other adjectives: total, initial, true, genuine, sheer, real, extreme, great, intense, personal, experienced, overwhelming, immense.

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Waratte! Sotomura-san Mikumo is impressed by her bravery when she rides an extreme roller coaster twice, when in reality she was too paralyzed by fear to get off the ride.
  • Manly Tears Many bards mentioned this in their songs and how they still fought for their liege lord, thus showing their honor and bravery in the face of fear and danger.
    Source: Manly Tears
  • Good Hurts Evil The White Court of vampires is harmed if their victims express the positive emotion that is anathema to what they feed on: The lust-eating Raiths are harmed by true love, the despair-eating Skavis by true hope/optimism, and the fear-eating Malvola by true courage and bravery.
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