Fear
Nouns
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fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence
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apprehensiveness, fearfulness etc. adj.
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solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving
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feeze [U.S.]
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mistrust etc. (doubt) Unbelief. Doubt
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suspicion, qualm
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hesitation etc. (irresolution) Irresolution. nervousness, restlessness etc. adj.
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inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern
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batophobia
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heartquake
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flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat
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abject fear etc. (cowardice) [Excess of fear.] Cowardice
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mortal funk, heartsinking, despondency
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despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness. fright
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affright, affrightment
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boof alarm [U.S.], dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede (of horses). intimidation, terrorism, reign of terror. [Object of fear] bug bear, bugaboo
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scarecrow
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hobgoblin etc. (demon) Demon
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nightmare, Gorgon, mormo, ogre, Hurlothrumbo, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum
Verbs
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fear, stand in awe of
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be afraid etc. adj.
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have qualms etc. n.
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apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance
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distrust etc. (disbelieve) Unbelief. Doubt. hesitate etc. (be irresolute) Irresolution
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falter, funk, cower, crouch
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skulk etc. (cowardice) [Excess of fear.] Cowardice
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let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would'" [Macbeth] take fright, take alarm
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start, wince, flinch, shy, shrink
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fly etc. (avoid) [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance. tremble, shake
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shiver, shiver in one's shoes
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shudder, flutter
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shake like an aspen leaf, tremble like an aspen leaf, tremble all over
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quake, quaver, quiver, quail. grow pale, turn pale
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blench, stand aghast
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not dare to say one's soul is one's own. inspire fear, excite fear, inspire awe, excite awe
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raise apprehensions
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be in a daze, bulldoze [U.S.]
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faze, feeze [U.S.]
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give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm
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alarm, startle, scare, cry 'wolf', disquiet, dismay
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fright, frighten, terrify
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astound
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fright from one's propriety
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fright out of one's senses, fright out of one's wits, fright out of one's seven senses
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awe
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strike all of a heap, strike an awe into, strike terror
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harrow up the soul, appall, unman, petrify, horrify
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pile on the agony. make one's flesh creep, make one's hair stand on end, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter
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take away one's breath, stop one's breath
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make one tremble etc.
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haunt
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prey on the mind, weigh on the mind. put in fear, put in bodily fear
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terrorize, intimidate, cow, daunt, overawe, abash, deter, discourage
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browbeat, bully
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threaten etc. Threat.
Adjectives
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fearing etc. v.
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frightened etc. v.
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in fear, in a fright etc. n.
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haunted with the fear of etc. n.
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afeard. afraid, fearful
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timid, timorous
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nervous, diffident, coy, faint-hearted, tremulous, shaky, afraid of one's shadow, apprehensive, restless, fidgety
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more frightened than hurt. aghast
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awe-stricken, horror-stricken, terror-stricken, panic-stricken, awestruck, awe-stricken, horror-struck
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frightened to death, white as a sheet
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pale, pale as a ghost, pale as death, pale as ashes
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breathless, in hysterics. inspiring fear etc. v.
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alarming
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formidable, redoubtable
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perilous etc. (danger) Danger
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portentous
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fearful
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dread, dreadful
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fell
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dire, direful
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shocking
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terrible, terrific
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tremendous
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horrid, horrible, horrific
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ghastly
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awful, awe-inspiring
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revolting etc. (painful) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
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Gorgonian.
Int
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angels and ministers of grace defend us! " [Hamlet].
Phrases
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one's heart failing one
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fain would I climb but that I fear to fall" [Raleigh]
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fear is the parent of cruelty" [Froude]
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Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire" [Paradise Lost]
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our fears do make us traitors" [Macbeth]