| awe | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. awe | an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" |
| ~ wonder, wonderment, admiration | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. awe, fear, reverence, veneration | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something.; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" |
| ~ emotion | any strong feeling. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. awe | inspire awe in.; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates" |
| ~ affright, fright, frighten, scare | cause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
| ~ cow, overawe | subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats). |
| fear | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| ~ emotion | any strong feeling. |
| ~ alarm, consternation, dismay | fear resulting from the awareness of danger. |
| ~ creeps | a feeling of fear and revulsion.; "he gives me the creeps" |
| ~ frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, shiver, thrill | an almost pleasurable sensation of fright.; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" |
| ~ horror | intense and profound fear. |
| ~ hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable fear. |
| ~ affright, panic, terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. |
| ~ panic attack, scare | a sudden attack of fear. |
| ~ stage fright | fear that affects a person about to face an audience. |
| ~ apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread | fearful expectation or anticipation.; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
| ~ timidity, timidness, timorousness | fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions. |
| ~ intimidation | the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid. |
| ~ cold sweat | the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. care, concern, fear | an anxious feeling.; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. fear | be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event.; "I fear she might get aggressive" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. dread, fear | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| ~ panic | be overcome by a sudden fear.; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. fear | be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement.; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" |
| ~ regret | express with regret.; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. fear | be uneasy or apprehensive about.; "I fear the results of the final exams" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. fear, revere, reverence, venerate | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of.; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" |
| ~ esteem, respect, prise, prize, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ saint, enshrine | hold sacred. |
| ~ worship | show devotion to (a deity).; "Many Hindus worship Shiva" |
| fright | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. affright, fright, frighten, scare | cause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
| ~ bluff | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is. |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ awe | inspire awe in.; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates" |
| ~ dread, fear | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| ~ terrify, terrorise, terrorize | fill with terror; frighten greatly. |
| ~ intimidate | make timid or fearful.; "Her boss intimidates her" |
| ~ alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay | fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" |
| ~ consternate | fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion.; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated" |
| ~ spook | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.; "The noise spooked the horse" |
| panic | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. affright, panic, terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. |
| ~ fear, fearfulness, fright | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). |
| ~ swivet | a panic or extreme discomposure.; "it threw her into a swivet" |
| n. (state) | 2. panic, scare | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events.; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" |
| ~ anxiety, anxiousness | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic. |
| ~ red scare | a period of general fear of communists. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. panic | be overcome by a sudden fear.; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" |
| ~ dread, fear | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" |
| ~ freak, freak out, gross out | lose one's nerve.; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. panic | cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic.; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" |
| ~ terrify, terrorise, terrorize | fill with terror; frighten greatly. |
| ~ panic | be overcome by a sudden fear.; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" |
| terror | | |
| n. (person) | 1. scourge, terror, threat | a person who inspires fear or dread.; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (person) | 2. brat, holy terror, little terror, terror | a very troublesome child. |
| ~ scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag | one who is playfully mischievous. |
| n. (act) | 3. terror | the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons).; "he used terror to make them confess" |
| ~ act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear. |
| ~ coercion | the act of compelling by force of authority. |
| frightful | | |
| adj. | 1. atrocious, frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly | provoking horror.; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"; "an ugly wound" |
| ~ alarming | frightening because of an awareness of danger. |
| adj. | 2. awful, frightful, terrible, tremendous | extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
| adj. | 3. fearful, frightful | extremely distressing.; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake" |
| ~ bad | having undesirable or negative qualities.; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" |
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