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unfounded fear
noun as in superstition
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But it is unfounded fear by an American public at minimal risk of contracting the illness that is confounding those efforts.
It was a morbid fear, and, as events turned out, an unfounded fear: but I was unable to control it.
The close connection between fear and desire is often shown in the unfounded fear of having committed a crime.
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unfounded fear, such as: fear, irrationality, notion, shibboleth, and false belief.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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