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Maroune
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Dear colleagues : I need your help. Can we say I �m fearful isntead of scared, afraid, frightened.... It seems a little bit weird. and what �s the adjective derived from disbelief. Can we say. I�m disbelief instead of I �m in disbelief Thx a lot in advance
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7 Dec 2012
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juliag
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Hi,
I think we can say say "I �m fearful," but it doesn �t sound so natural. It would be more natural to say "I �m in dear of/for..."
We would probably say "I �m incredulous" or, more likely, "I can �t believe it" or "It �s unbelievable" to express disbelief.
Hope this helps.
Julia
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7 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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Since "disbelief" is a noun, if you say "I �m disbelief", you mean that you, personally, are that quality, so that won �t work. Julia �s suggestions are good.
"I �m fearful" means more of a long-term state, rather than a temporary feeling. I can �t think of examples now, but I �m sure some of the others will help with that.
Bruce |
7 Dec 2012
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chahdouda
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"I am fearful" does mean: "I am afraid." We say: to be fearful of something / doing something / that + subject + verb + ............ "Fearful" also means "terrible / horrible." We say, for example, a fearful accident, etc. "Disbelief" is a noun. We say: to be in disbelief. The verb is "disbelieve." It means: to refuse to believe somebody or something. We also say: to disbelieve in something, meaning "to not believe in the existence of something." I think we can use the past participle, disbelieved, as an adjective. |
7 Dec 2012
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