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apprehensive
Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
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  1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
  2. (Archaic) Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
  3. Able or quick to apprehend or understand
nervous
Vigorous in style or feeling; spirited:
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  1. Vigorous in style or feeling; spirited:
  2. Of the nerves
  3. Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension:
afraid
Feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive
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  1. Feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive
  2. Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness in regard to something:
  3. Filled with fear; frightened:
timid
Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
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  1. Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
  2. Fearful and hesitant:
  3. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
dreadful
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
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  1. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
  2. Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
  3. Inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
shocking
(Colloquial) Extremely bad
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  1. (Colloquial) Extremely bad
  2. Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting
  3. Having an effect like that of a heavy blow or shock; staggering
appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
dire
Calling for quick action; urgent
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  1. Calling for quick action; urgent
  2. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
  3. Arousing terror or causing extreme distress; dreadful; terrible
direful
Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
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  1. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
  2. Dreadful; terrible
dreadful
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
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  1. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
  2. Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
  3. Inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
fearsome
(Now Rare) Frightened; timid
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  1. (Now Rare) Frightened; timid
  2. Frightening, especially in appearance.
  3. Causing fear; dreadful; horrible
formidable
Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
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  1. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  2. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:
frightful
(Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
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  1. (Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
  2. Great
  3. Shocking; terrible
ghastly
Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
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  1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  2. Horrible; frightful
  3. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
redoubtable
Worthy of respect or honor.
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  1. Worthy of respect or honor.
  2. Formidable; fearsome
  3. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
scary
Easily scared; very timid.
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  1. Easily scared; very timid.
  2. Causing, or able to cause, fright
  3. (US, colloquial, dated) Subject to sudden alarm; nervous, jumpy.
terrible
Unpleasant; disagreeable:
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  1. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  2. Very bad:
  3. Extremely formidable:
tremendous
Very great in scope or importance:
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  1. Very great in scope or importance:
  2. (Archaic) Capable of making one tremble; terrible.
  3. Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
afraid
Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness in regard to something:
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  1. Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness in regard to something:
  2. Feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive
  3. Filled with fear; frightened:
aghast
Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.
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  1. Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.
  2. Feeling great horror or dismay; terrified; horrified
apprehensive
(Archaic) Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
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  1. (Archaic) Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
  2. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
  3. Able or quick to apprehend or understand
fearsome
Fearful; timid.
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  1. Fearful; timid.
  2. Causing fear; dreadful; horrible
  3. (Now Rare) Frightened; timid
funky
Unconventional or eccentric; offbeat or odd:
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  1. Unconventional or eccentric; offbeat or odd:
  2. (Music) Having a style reminiscent of simple blues; bluesy.
  3. Frightened; panicky.
panicky
In a state of panic.
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  1. In a state of panic.
appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
awful
Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible:
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  1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible:
  2. Very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.
  3. Dreadful; appalling
dreadful
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
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  1. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
  2. Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
  3. Inspiring dread; terrible.
frightful
Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
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  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. (Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
  3. Shocking; terrible
ghastly
Horrifyingly shocking.
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  1. Horrifyingly shocking.
  2. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
  3. Horrible; frightful
horrendous
Hideous; dreadful:
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  1. Hideous; dreadful:
  2. Horrible; frightful
horrible
Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful:
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  1. Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful:
  2. (Informal) Very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.
  3. Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful
shocking
(Colloquial) Extremely bad
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  1. (Colloquial) Extremely bad
  2. Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting
  3. Having an effect like that of a heavy blow or shock; staggering
terrible
Unpleasant; disagreeable:
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  1. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  2. Very bad:
  3. Extremely formidable:
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  • Her large eyes were fearful once again.

  • Then a strange, fearful sense of danger terrified me.

  • Sarah shared a fearful gaze with Connor.

  • In 1527 Pizarro, after enduring fearful hardships, first reached the coast of Peru at Tumbez.

  • Labdacus and Lycurgus, who offered a similar resistance, met with a like fearful end.

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