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fearology

fearology noun: the study of fear.

Noun

fearology (uncountable)

  1. The study of fear.
    • Subba, in his opus work Philosophy of Fearism from an E. Perspective, writes of the lack of detailed study on fear. He doesn't directly write much about fearology per se, compared to Fisher. This shortage is not the experience from a W. Perspective (Fisher), where there are lots of such studies...2016, Desh Subba, R. Michael Fisher, “Fearology, Fearism, and the Fearlessness Movement” (chapter 1), in Philosophy of Fearism: A First East-West Dialogue, Xilbris Corporation, →ISBN, page 5
    • 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

Examples of fearology in a sentence

  • He doesn't directly write much about fearology per se, compared to Fisher.2016, Desh Subba, R. Michael Fisher, “Fearology, Fearism, and the Fearlessness Movement” (chapter 1), in Philosophy of Fearism: A First...
  • Fearology recognizes that fear is not a singular phenomenon but a complex interplay of biological, psychological, social and cultural factors.2023, Michael Bassey, “Fearology as a New Perspective to Fear Studies” (chapter 4), in Mastering the Secrets of Fear: A Fearological...

Origin of fearology

From fear + -ology.

Questions about fearology

What does fearology mean?
Fearology means the study of fear.
How do you use fearology in a sentence?
He doesn't directly write much about fearology per se, compared to Fisher.
What part of speech is fearology?
Fearology is a noun.

Words near fearology in the dictionary

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

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