Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger

• cold feet

  1. Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.

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• trepidation

  1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension.
  2. An involuntary trembling or quivering.

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• panic

  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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• horror

  1. An intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear.
  2. A state or condition marked by this feeling:
  3. An intense dislike or abhorrence:

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• funk

  1. A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.

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• fright

  1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening.
  2. Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange:
  3. To frighten.

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• fearfulness

  1. The quality of being fearful

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• fear

  1. A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger:
  2. A state or condition marked by this feeling:
  3. A feeling of disquiet or apprehension:

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• dread

  1. To be in terror of; fear intensely:
  2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance:
  3. To hold in awe or reverence.

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• apprehension

  1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
  2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
  3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

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• alarm

  1. Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback.
  2. A warning of existing or approaching danger:
  3. A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:

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• affright

  1. To arouse fear in; terrify:
  2. Great fear; terror.
  3. A cause of terror.

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