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- terror
- panic
- alarm
- fright
- fear the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when something bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you:(a) fear of flying She showed no fear.
- terror a feeling of extreme fear:His eyes were wild with terror.
- panic a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly:I had a sudden moment of panic.
- alarm fear or worry that someone feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen:The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
- fright a feeling of fear, usually sudden:I cried out in fright.
- Fright is a reaction to something that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future:I have a fright of spiders. his fright of what might happen
- a fear/terror of something
- in fear/terror/panic/alarm/fright
- fear/terror/panic/alarm that…
- to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarm
- a feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm
to avoid the danger of something happening We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards. I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me.
feeling frightened that you might be killed
to make someone very frightened, especially in order to make them do something
to make someone be afraid, etc.
in a fair way They undertook to make their judgment without fear or favor.
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