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31Fear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fear fear timidity diffidence want of confidence Sgm: N 1 apprehensiveness apprehensiveness fearfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 solicitude solicitude anxiety care …
32alarm — I. n. 1. Alarum, larum, tocsin, summons to arms, alarm bell, alarm gun, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, notice of danger, signal of distress. 2. Fear, apprehension, terror, fright, affright, consternation, dismay. II. v. a. 1. Call to arms,… …
33awe — I. n. 1. Reverence, veneration, reverential fear. 2. Dread, fearfulness, terror, fear. 3. Solemn exaltation, admiring solemnity, adoring wonder. II. v. a. 1. Inspire with awe, solemnize, make reverent, fill with revering dread. 2. Overawe,… …
34dismay — I. v. a. Terrify, frighten, appall, affright, scare, alarm, intimidate, paralyze with fear, daunt. II. n. Terror, fright, affright, fear, alarm, horror, consternation …
35affray — n fray, fight, combat, conflict, *contest Analogous words: *brawl, row, fracas, melee, rumpus: *encounter, skirmish, brush: dispute, *argument, controversy affray vb *frighten …
36frighten — frighten, fright, scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, affray, affright mean to strike or to fill with fear or dread. Frighten is perhaps the most frequent in use; it is the most inclusive, for it may range in implicaton from a momentary… …
37alarm — n 1. fear, fright, scare, terror, affright, Inf. funk, panic, horror, dread; apprehension, consternation, dismay, trepidation, disquiet, discomfort, perturbation, misgiving, timidity, solicitude, concern, uneasiness. 2. hue and cry, war cry, call …
38awe — n 1. reverence, veneration, adoration, respect, admiration, fear of the Lord; wonder, wonderment, amazement, astonishment, surprise, bewilderment, stupefaction, consternation. 2. dread, fear, anxiety, angst, apprehension, fright, affright,… …
39dismay — v 1. dishearten, daunt, appall, terrify, horrify, frighten, affright, petrify, panic, scare, Archaic. amate; intimidate, cow, overawe, unman, unnerve, enervate, disconcert, abash, consternate; discourage, depress, deject, dispirit, sadden. 2.… …
40affrighten — tən transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: affright (I) + en : affright …
