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fearologist

fearologist noun: one who studies fearology.

Noun

fearologist (countable and uncountable, plural fearologists)

  1. One who studies fearology.
    • Fearology is the inter-and/or transdisciplinary systematic study carried out by fearologists into the relationship between fear, in the widest and deepest sense, and life (Fisher, Course TFI, 118), Fearism on the other hand, is the generic study of fear, its nature, scope, meaning, problems and how...2019, Michael Bassey, “Fear as an Impediment to Inclusive Unity: The Fearism Perspective” (chapter 5), in Philosophy of Unity: Love as an Ultimate Unifier, Xilbris Corporation, →ISBN, page 150
    • “You want to hear a new theory? Maybe your greatest fear is getting a second chance with her and blowing it.” “You don't think that fear's been pretty well faced?” “Then you haven't conquered it. Or accepted it. Or something.” “Or something?” “"Or something?"” “I'm not a fearologist!”2023 December 17, Heather Anne Campbell, “Fear No Mort” (7:07 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 7, episode 10, spoken by Morty Smith (Harry Belden)

Forms of fearologist

pluralfearologists

Origin of fearologist

From fear + -ologist.

Questions about fearologist

What does fearologist mean?
Fearologist means one who studies fearology.
What part of speech is fearologist?
Fearologist is a noun.
What is the plural of fearologist?
The plural of fearologist is fearologists.

Words near fearologist in the dictionary

  1. Fearnhead
  2. Fearnley
  3. fearnought
  4. fearnoughts
  5. Fearns
  6. fearologist
  7. fearologists
  8. fearology
  9. Fearon
  10. Fearons
  11. fears

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