# fearthought

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Excessive and unhealthy apprehensiveness; unnecessary fearfulness.

## Etymology
Blend of fear + forethought. Coined by Horace Fletcher as part of New Thought Movement at the turn of the twentieth century.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fearthought