bang
Meaning
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- scared, frightened
- fearful
- anxious
Concepts
nervous
quake in one’s boots
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɑŋ/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch banghe, from be- + anghe. The latter word is an adverbial form of enge (“narrow, confined”), compare angst (“fear”). See also Middle Low German bange, Middle High German bange, German bang, West Frisian bang.
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