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Main Entry:
anxiety [ang-zahy-i-tee]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: worry, tension
Synonyms: all-overs, angst, ants in pants, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment
Antonyms: assurance, calmness, composure, contentment, ease, happiness, nonchalance, peace, tranquility
Main Entry: fright
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: extreme apprehension
Synonyms: alarm, cold sweat, consternation, dismay, dread, fear, horror, panic, quaking, scare, shiver, shock, terror, trepidation, trepidity
Antonyms: fearlessness
Main Entry: funk
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fear, depression
Synonyms: alarm, cold sweat, despondency, fright, gloom, misery, panic, trembling
Antonyms: happiness, joy
Main Entry: nervousness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: anxious state
Synonyms: agitation, all-overs, anger, animation, butterflies, cold sweat, creeps, delirium, discomfiture, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, excitability, feverishness, fidgets, flap, fluster*, fuss*, impatience, jitters, jumps, moodiness, neurasthenia, neuroticism, perturbation, quivers, sensitivity, shakes, stage fright, stimulation, stress, tension, timidity, tizzy, to-do, touchiness, trembles, tremulousness, turbulence, uneasiness, willies, worry
Antonyms: calm, calmness, collectedness
Main Entry: trepidation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: anxiety, worry
Synonyms: agitation, alarm, apprehension, blue funk, butterflies, cold feet, cold sweat, consternation, creeps, dismay, disquiet, disturbance, dread, emotion, excitement, fear, fright, goose bumps, horror, jitters, nervousness, palpitation, panic, perturbation, shock, terror, trepidity, uneasiness, worriment
Antonyms: calm, contentment, happiness
Main Entry: jitters
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nervous restlessness
Synonyms: agitation, all-overs, anger, animation, butterflies, cold sweat, creeps, delirium, discomfiture, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, excitability, feverishness, fidget, fidgets, flap, fluster*, fuss*, impatience, jump, jumps, moodiness, neurasthenia, neuroticism, perturbation, quivers, sensitivity, shakes, shiver, stage fright, stimulation, stress, tension, timidity, tizzy, to-do, touchiness, tremble, trembles, tremulousness, turbulence, uneasiness, willies, worry
Main Entry: unease
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: anxiety
Synonyms: all-overs, angst, ants in pants, anxiousness, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss*, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic*, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment, worry
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Fear.
Category: 3. Prospective Affections
Synonyms:
-nouns
fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence; apprehensiveness, fearfulness; solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving; feeze [U.S.]; mistrust (doubt); suspicion, qualm; hesitation (irresoluion)., nervousness, restlessness; inquietude, disquietude; batophobia; heartquake; flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat; abject fear (cowardice); mortal funk, heartsinking, despondency; despair., fright; affright, affrightment; boof [U.S.] alarm, dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede [of horses]., intimidation, terrorism, reign of terror., [Object of fear] bug bear, bugaboo; scarecrow; hobgoblin (demon); nightmare, Gorgon, mormo, ogre, Hurlothrumbo, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum, bete noire, enfant terrible., alarmist (coward).
-verbs
fear, stand in awe of; be affraid; have qualms; apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance; distrust (disbelieve)., hesitate (be irresolute); falter, funk, cower, crouch; skulk (cowardice); let " I dare not" wait upon "I would "; take fright, take alarm; start, wince, flinch, shy, shrink; fly (avoid)., tremble, shake; shiver, shiver in one's shoes; shudder, flutter; shake like an aspen leaf, tremble like an aspen leaf, tremble all over; quake, quaver, quiver, quail., grow pale, turn pale; blench, stand aghast; not dare to say one's soul is one's own., inspire fear, excite fear, inspire awe, excite awe; raise apprehensions; be in a daze, bulldoze [U.S.]; faze, feeze [U.S.]; give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm; alarm, startle, scare, cry "wolf," disquiet, dismay; fright, frighten, terrify; astound; fright from one's propriety; fright out of one's senses, fright out of one's wits, fright out of one's seven senses; awe; strike all of a heap, strike an awe into, strike terror; harrow up the soul, appall, unman, petrify, horrify; pile on the agony., make one's flesh creep, make one's hair stand on end, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter; take away one's breath, stop one's breath; make one tremble, haunt; prey on the mind, weigh on the mind., put in fear, put in bodily fear; terrorize, intimidate, cow, daunt, overawe, abash, deter, discourage; browbeat, bully; threaten.
-adjectives
fearing; frightened; in fear, in a fright; haunted with the fear of; afeard., afraid, fearful; timid, timorous; nervous, diffident, coy, faint-hearted, tremulous, shaky, afraid of one's shadow, apprehensive, restless, fidgety; more frightened than hurt., aghast; awe-stricken, horror-stricken, terror-stricken, panic- stricken, awestruck, awe-stricken, horror-strruck; frightened to death, white as a sheet; pale, pale as a ghost, pale as death, pale as ashes; breathless, in hysterics., inspiring fear; alarming; formidable, redoubtable; perilous (danger); portentous; fearful; dread, dreadful; fell; dire, direful; shocking; terrible, terrific; tremendous; horrid, horrible, horrific; ghastly; awful, awe-inspiring; revolting (painful); Gorgonian.
-adverbs
in terrorem.
-phrases
ante tubam trepidat; horresco referens, one's heart failing one, obstupui steteruntque comae et vox.faucibus haesit [Vergil].
Antonyms: courage
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