English words for 'Alternative form of commitment-phobe.'
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adj
noun
- The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
- The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
- The act of perpetrating an offence.
- The act of entrusting something to someone.
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the act of committing a crime
noun
- intense aversion
- something that inspires horror; something horrible
- intense and profound fear
- (countable, uncountable) Something horrible; that which excites horror.
- (countable, uncountable) Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
- (countable, colloquial) A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
- (informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
- (countable) An individual work in this genre.
- (in the plural, informal) Delirium tremens.
- (countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- (uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
noun
- intense aversion
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the force by which bodies repel one another
- An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
- The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
- (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
noun
- the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided
- a feeling of intense dislike
- (uncountable) Natural contrariety or incompatibility between things, as a result of which they negatively affect or oppose each other; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A person or thing that one has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards; an anathema, a bête noire, a bugbear.
- (uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
- (botany) The quality of being antipathetic: not easily united by grafting.
verb
- (ambitransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
- (transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with.
- (transitive) To obstruct or surround.
- (intransitive, finance) To reduce one's exposure to risk.
- (transitive) To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
- (intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge.
- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
- minimize loss or risk
noun
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- (linguistics, especially applied linguistics and pragmatics) A noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- (UK, Ireland, attributive, figurative) With indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; being third-rate, poor, shoddy.
- (finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- (UK, West Country, chiefly Devon and Cornwall) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
adj
noun
adj
- having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
- filled with fear or apprehension
- feeling worry or concern or insecurity
- filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
- Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
- Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something). [with for]
- Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]
verb
- (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- (intransitive) To perform funk music.
- (transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
- (euphemistic, slang) Fuck (the taboo swear word).
- (transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
- (intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- draw back, as with fear or pain
noun
- (uncountable, music) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
- (countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
- (countable) Mental depression.
- (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
- a state of nervous depression
- an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
verb
adj
noun
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
- (uncountable) The game of dare.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- the flesh of a chicken used for food
- a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
verb
- (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
- promise to do or accomplish
- accept as a challenge
- accept as a charge
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- enter into a contractual arrangement
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To feel fear.
- (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
- (intransitive) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
- (transitive) To regret.
- (transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
- be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement
- be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
- be uneasy or apprehensive about
- be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
- regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
adj
noun
- (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone in particular.
- (countable) Something one is afraid of; the object of one’s fear.
- (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
- (UK, with definite article, "the fear") A feeling of dread and anxiety when waking after drinking a lot of alcohol, wondering what one did while drunk.
- (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
- an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
adj
- Inveterate or habitual.
- (informal) Extremely serious.
- (slang) Very bad, awful.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- (slang) Good, great; "wicked".
- (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- habitual
- persisting for a long time
- being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
noun
- A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
- (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- (medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
adj
verb
noun
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- An agreement to adhere.
- (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun
- (uncountable, proscribed) Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
- (uncountable) A silent and reserved nature.
- (uncountable) Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
- (uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
verb
adj
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- intense aversion
- something that inspires horror; something horrible
- intense and profound fear
- (countable, uncountable) Something horrible; that which excites horror.
- (countable, uncountable) Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
- (countable, colloquial) A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
- (informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
- (countable) An individual work in this genre.
- (in the plural, informal) Delirium tremens.
- (countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- (uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
noun
- intense aversion
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the force by which bodies repel one another
- An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
- The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
- (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
noun
- the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided
- a feeling of intense dislike
- (uncountable) Natural contrariety or incompatibility between things, as a result of which they negatively affect or oppose each other; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A person or thing that one has a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance towards; an anathema, a bête noire, a bugbear.
- (uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
- (botany) The quality of being antipathetic: not easily united by grafting.
noun
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
adj
verb
noun
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- An agreement to adhere.
- (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun
- (uncountable, proscribed) Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
- (uncountable) A silent and reserved nature.
- (uncountable) Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
- (uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
- the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
verb
noun
adj
verb
verb
- (ambitransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
- (transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with.
- (transitive) To obstruct or surround.
- (intransitive, finance) To reduce one's exposure to risk.
- (transitive) To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
- (intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge.
- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
- minimize loss or risk
noun
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- (linguistics, especially applied linguistics and pragmatics) A noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- (UK, Ireland, attributive, figurative) With indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; being third-rate, poor, shoddy.
- (finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- (UK, West Country, chiefly Devon and Cornwall) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
verb
- (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- (intransitive) To perform funk music.
- (transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
- (euphemistic, slang) Fuck (the taboo swear word).
- (transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
- (intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- draw back, as with fear or pain
noun
- (uncountable, music) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
- (countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
- (countable) Mental depression.
- (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
- a state of nervous depression
- an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
verb
adj
noun
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
- (uncountable) The game of dare.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- the flesh of a chicken used for food
- a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
verb
- (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
- promise to do or accomplish
- accept as a challenge
- accept as a charge
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- enter into a contractual arrangement
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To feel fear.
- (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
- (intransitive) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
- (transitive) To regret.
- (transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
- be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement
- be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
- be uneasy or apprehensive about
- be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
- regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
adj
noun
- (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone in particular.
- (countable) Something one is afraid of; the object of one’s fear.
- (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
- (UK, with definite article, "the fear") A feeling of dread and anxiety when waking after drinking a lot of alcohol, wondering what one did while drunk.
- (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
- an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
adj
noun
- The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
- The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
- The act of perpetrating an offence.
- The act of entrusting something to someone.
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the act of committing a crime
adj
noun
adj
- having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
- filled with fear or apprehension
- feeling worry or concern or insecurity
- filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
- Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
- Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something). [with for]
- Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]
adj
- Inveterate or habitual.
- (informal) Extremely serious.
- (slang) Very bad, awful.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- (slang) Good, great; "wicked".
- (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- habitual
- persisting for a long time
- being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
noun
- A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
- (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- (medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.