หวาดผวา(wàat pà-wăa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be startled with fear; be terrified

To be suddenly and strongly afraid; to feel terrified or panic-stricken, often becoming easily startled.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4biting; sharp (taste/sensation)5[to] mill (machining)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleหวาดผวาwàat pà-wăaหวาดผวาwàat pà-wăa1[to] be startled with fear; be terrified2jumpy; skittish; easily frightenedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)อีกเลยèek loeiอีกเลยèek loeianymore; at all (with negatives)
After being bitten by a dog, that child became easily frightened and doesn't dare to go near dogs anymore.
2AdjectiveB2

jumpy; skittish; easily frightened

Characterized by being jumpy, skittish, and easily frightened; in a state of constant fear or anxiety.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4biting; sharp (taste/sensation)5[to] mill (machining)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleหวาดผวาwàat pà-wăaหวาดผวาwàat pà-wăa1[to] be startled with fear; be terrified2jumpy; skittish; easily frightenedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)อีกเลยèek loeiอีกเลยèek loeianymore; at all (with negatives)
After being bitten by a dog, that child became easily frightened and doesn't dare to go near dogs anymore.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หวาดwàatหวาดwàat1[to] fear; be afraid; dread2fearful; apprehensivePart 1
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ผวาpà-wăaผวาpà-wăa[to] be startled; [to] be alarmedPart 2
หวาดผวาwàat pà-wăaหวาดผวาwàat pà-wăa[to] be startled with fear; be terrified