ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Microfear

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Microfear is a noun meaning (informal, neologism) A small amount of fear.

Meaning

(informal, neologism) A small amount of fear.

Example Sentences

And he told The New York Times that when he recently looked over Katie Couric's 2007 60 Minutes interview with Yankee infielder Alex Rodriguez, in which he denies using performance-enhancing drugs, Ekman spotted a hint of "microfear" around Rodriguez's lips when Couric asked if he was ever tempted to use illegal drugs.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include microfame, nightfear, nightfright, fease, milli-farad, funk.

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