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(n)
The quality of being fearful.
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Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
Close attention; concern; responsibility.
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
(v)
(transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
A revers.
(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
(adj)
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Afraid; suffering from fear.
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
A strong feeling of anxiety.
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
A feeling of amazement.
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability.
A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
Constraint by threat.
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
A sudden percussive noise.
(heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
(uncountable) The ability to suck; suction.
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
(chiefly UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
A strong bad smell.
The condition of being servile.
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
British standard spelling of specter.
A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
A sense of evil to come.
A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
A place of safety or refuge.
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
A meme which lives in a technological artifact rather than the human mind.
(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
extreme nervousness
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.
doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
Frightening; causing fear.
Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
The state or quality of being nervous.
Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
A strong aversion; an intense dislike.
Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
Lack of trust or confidence.
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
Hatred.
Mental or bodily distress.
Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
The quality of being fearless.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
The act or state of hesitating.
The state of being helpless.
the state of being apprehensive