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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intense fear |
| Synonyms: | alarm, anxiety, awe, consternation, dismay, dread, fearfulness, fright, horror, intimidation, panic, shock, trepidation, trepidity |
| Notes: | terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time |
| Antonyms: | cheer, glee, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amazement |
| Synonyms: | admiration, apprehension, astonishment, consternation, dread, esteem, fear, fright, horror, regard, respect, reverence, shock, stupefaction, terror, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship |
| Antonyms: | calmness, coolness, expectation, familiarity, intimacy, steadiness |
| Main Entry: | consternation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dismay, distress |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amazement, anxiety, awe, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, dread, fear, fright, horror, muddle, muddlement, panic, perplexity, shock, stupefaction, terror, trepidation, trepidity, wonder |
| Antonyms: | calm, composure, happiness, peacefulness, tranquility |
Example Sentences
- Mitchell's study looks at the visual imagery and metaphors wrapped up in the war on terror.
- And the radius of the terror is greater still: the bomber can often go undetected, making the public fear future attacks.
- The mere sight of a snake or spider strikes terror in the hearts of millions of people.
| Main Entry: | dismay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disappointed feeling; distress |
| Synonyms: | agitation, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, blue funk, blues, bummer, chagrin, cold feet, consternation, discouragement, disheartenment, disillusionment, downer, dread, dumps, fear, fright, funk, hassle, horror, letdown, panic, terror, the blahs, trepidation, upset |
| Antonyms: | assurance, confidence, encouragement, happiness |
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, apprehension, aversion, awe, cold feet, consternation, creeps, dismay, fright, funk, goose bumps, horror, jitters, panic, phobia, stage fright, terror, trepidation, trepidity, worriment |
| Antonyms: | bravery, confidence, courage, encouragement, want, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | fear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alarm, apprehension |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, agitation, angst, anxiety, aversion, awe, bête noire, chickenheartedness, cold feet, cold sweat, concern, consternation, cowardice, creeps, despair, discomposure, dismay, disquietude, distress, doubt, dread, faintheartedness, foreboding, fright, funk, horror, jitters, misgiving, nightmare, panic, phobia, presentiment, qualm, recreancy, reverence, revulsion, scare, suspicion, terror, timidity, trembling, tremor, trepidation, unease, uneasiness, worry |
| Antonyms: | bravery, courage, fearlessness, heroism, unconcern |
| 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: | horror |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear, revulsion |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, alarm, antipathy, apprehension, aversion, awe, chiller, consternation, detestation, disgust, dislike, dismay, dread, fright, hate, hatred, loathing, monstrosity, panic, repugnance, terror, trepidation |
| Notes: | terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time |
| Antonyms: | beauty, delight, miracle, pleasure, wonder |
| Main Entry: | nuisance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | annoyance; annoying person |
| Synonyms: | besetment, blister, bore, bother, botheration, botherment, bum*, creep, drag*, drip*, exasperation, frump, gadfly, headache, inconvenience, infliction, insect*, irritant, irritation, louse, nag*, nudge*, offense, pain, pain in the neck, pest, pester, pesterer, pill, plague, poor excuse, problem, terror, trouble, vexation |
| Antonyms: | delight, happiness, pleasantry, pleasure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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