| Main Entry: | cold feet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loss of nerve preventing completion of an action |
Synonyms: |
anxiety, apprehension, backing out, chicken heart, doubt, faint heart, fear, fear of carrying out an activity, reservations, second thoughts, timidity, weak knees, white feather, yellow streak |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feeling of sudden fear |
Synonyms: |
anxiety, apprehension, cold feet, consternation, dismay, distress, dread, fright, horror, nervousness, panic, scare, strain, stress, tension, terror, trepidation, unease, uneasiness |
Antonyms: |
assurance, calmness, composure, confidence, peace, quietness, repose, security |
| Main Entry: | cowardice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | timidity |
Synonyms: |
cold feet, faintheartedness, fear, fearfulness, funk, gutlessness, mousiness, pusillanimity, wimpiness |
| Main Entry: | discouragement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | despondency |
Synonyms: |
cold feet, dejection, depression, despair, disappointment, discomfiture, dismay, downheartedness, hopelessness, loss of confidence, low spirits, melancholy, pessimism, sadness, the blues |
Antonyms: |
cheerfulness, happiness, hopefulness |
| 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: | panic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme fright |
Synonyms: |
agitation, alarm, cold feet, confusion, consternation, crush, dismay, dread, fear, frenzy, horror, hysteria, jam, rush, scare, stampede, terror, trepidation |
Antonyms: |
calm, collectedness, confidence, contentment, security |
| 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: | yellow streak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
Synonyms: |
chicken liver, cold feet, faint heart, gutlessness, weak knees, white feather |