According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, Americans are, by a factor of 2.4, more scared of Donald Trump than they are of Hillary Clinton:
"Scared." That's the one word 117 American voters use to describe how they feel about the possibility of Trump as president, in an open-ended question. Another 46 voters say "disaster," with 45 voters each for "frightened" and "terrified." Another 42 voters say "horrified." The first positive word, "good," is seventh on the list, from 36 voters.
"Disaster" is the word 68 voters use to describe their feelings about Clinton as president. It goes back and forth after that: 51 voters say "good;" 49 voters say "scared;" 43 voters say "disappointed" and 41 voters say "hopeful."
Overall, Trump's negatives total 250, versus his one positive of 36. Clinton's negatives/positives are 160/92. So while Clinton's negative-to-positive ratio is less than 2:1, Trump's is a staggering 7:1.
Sure, Quinnipiac's is a rather small sample size. But its statistics are hugely intuitive.