All fear synonyms
fear
F f noun fear
- dismay β to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- anxiety β Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- angst β Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.
- horror β an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
- unease β not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- jitters β jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- doubt β to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- suspicion β act of suspecting.
- dread β to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- despair β Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
- terror β intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror.
- uneasiness β not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- panic β Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- scare β to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- cowardice β Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- phobia β a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- fright β sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- agitation β If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- foreboding β a prediction; portent.
- nightmare β a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- revulsion β a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- presentiment β a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
- timidity β lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- misgiving β Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
- trepidation β tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- reverence β a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
- qualm β an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
- tremor β involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- awe β Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
- funk β Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ΛkΓ¦z ΙΛmΙͺΙr/ (Show IPA), 1884β1967, U.S. biochemist, born in Poland: discovered thiamine, the first vitamin isolated.
- disquietude β the state of disquiet; uneasiness.
- consternation β Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear.
- abhorrence β Someone's abhorrence of something is their strong hatred of it.
- discomposure β the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- aversion β If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- creeps β an act or instance of creeping: It seems as if time has slowed to a creep.
- trembling β to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
verb fear
- foresee β to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- suspect β to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- shun β to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- anticipate β If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- blanch β If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- apprehend β If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- shy β bashful; retiring.
- crouch β If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
- wilt β to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.