Fright synonyms
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A person or thing causing intense fear
A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
A reason for dread or apprehension:
(Informal) Intense nervous depression or anxiety. Often used with the.
Apprehension is defined as when you are nervous and scared about something or about what might happen.
Something monstrous
make one's hair stand on end
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fearlessness (antonym)
The quality of being fearless.
A cause of terror.
beautiful (related)
An unsightly object
shudder (related)
shriek (related)
bravery (antonym)
The quality of being brave; courage; valor
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courage (antonym)
(Obs.) Mind; purpose; spirit
beauty (antonym)
An outstanding or conspicuous example:
The bell, buzzer, etc. of an alarm clock
The quality of being fearful
The act or fact of seeing:
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(UK, informal, dated) A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
Alarm
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
(Obs.) A musty odor, as of moldy tobacco
To drive or force by arousing fear:
To scare is defined as to suddenly frighten or alarm someone.
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(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
To menace or intimidate.
To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
fear and trembling
make one's blood run cold
scare silly (or stiff)
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scare the daylights out of
laughter (related)
A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.
pitiable object
*A person or thing of unattractive or startling appearance
A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.
Anxiety can be a symptom of mental illness characterized by feelings of nervousness or distress without a noticeable cause.
(Obs.) Terror; dread
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The definition of consternation means fear that makes you feel helpless.
Dismay is defined as a sudden or total loss of courage.
(Brit.) A person whose appearance or dress is odd
A giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.
A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow in some way, as in being repellent or unattractive
The definition of a shock is a sudden powerful disturbance, shake or blow.
Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.
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