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verb
To fill with fear:
alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify2, startle, terrify, terrorize. (Archaic) fright. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly (or stiff), scare the daylights out of. See fear
Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation. (Slang) cold feet. Idiom: fear and trembling. See fear
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