Ma'anar ƙamus na "damuwa" shine "ta hanyar nuna damuwa, rashin jin daɗi, ko jin tsoro game da wani sakamako mara tabbas." Yana nufin yanayin rashin jin daɗi, tsoro, ko damuwa game da wani abu da zai iya faruwa ko bazai faru a gaba ba. Hakanan yana iya nuna sha'awa ko sha'awar yin wani abu ko wani abu ya faru.
