bang

Meaning

Adj

1. scared, frightened
2. fearful
3. anxious

Noun

a sharp, percussive sound, like the sound of an explosion or gun; bang

Concepts

scared

afraid

anxious

timid

shy

timorous

faint-hearted

pusillanimous

fearful

serious

anxiously

nervous

frighten

agitated

restless

rough

troubled

turbulent

uneasy

unquiet

unsettled

worried

abashed

alarming

grave

apprehensive

funky

cowardly

fainthearted

wimpy

bashful

fearfully

nervously

timidly

shyly

bashfully

flinchy

pavid

skittish

trepid

weak-kneed

affrightened

frightened

quake in one’s boots

fear

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.

Sentences

Ik ben bang voor een vals gevoel van veiligheid .

I fear a false sense of security.