Pronunciation: /ˈtɪmeɪt/
Definition:
1. An irresistible emotion triggered by perceived alerts or dangers.
2. Experience of anxiety or terror in response to intimidating stimuli.
3. Reaction characterized by panic, alarm, or anxiety.
4. Psychological state arising from anticipated risks or hazards.
Significance:
• It defines fear and its psychological impact.
• It emphasizes reactions to potential dangers.
• It identifies triggers of distress.
• It avoids irregular pronunciations.
• It simplifies descriptions of frightening emotions.
• It improves clarity in psychological contexts.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-
Saxon terms, similar to "fear."
Past
verb: timated
Present simple
verb: timate, timates
Present continuous
verb: timating
Singular noun: timor
Plural noun: timors
Examples:
• "
Dark (obscure) alleys often timate pedestrians late at
night."
• "Public discoursing timates novice performers initially."
• "Timating scenarios prompt preparation and rehearsal."
• "Frightening movies induce
intense timating experiences."
• "Bravery lies in confronting what (quat) timates us."