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| Main Entry: | fright |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme apprehension |
| Synonyms: | alarm, consternation, dismay, dread, fear, horror, panic, scare, shiver, shock, terror, trepidation, cold sweat, quaking, trepidity |
| Antonyms: | fearlessness |
| Main Entry: | fright |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | horrifying or unpleasant sight |
| Synonyms: | bother, eyesore*, frump*, mess, monstrosity, nuisance, ugliness, scarecrow |
| Antonyms: | beauty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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, panic, shock, stupefaction, terror, trepidation, wonder, muddlement, perplexity, trepidity |
| Antonyms: | calm, composure, happiness, tranquility, peacefulness |
| 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, downer*, dread, dumps*, fear, fright, funk*, hassle, horror, letdown, panic, terror, trepidation, upset, disheartenment, disillusionment, the blahs |
| Antonyms: | assurance, confidence, encouragement, happiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, apprehension, aversion, awe, cold feet*, consternation, dismay, fright, funk*, goose bumps*, horror, jitters, panic, phobia, stage fright, terror, trepidation, creeps, trepidity, worriment |
| Antonyms: | bravery, confidence, courage, encouragement, want, welcoming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alarm, apprehension |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, agitation, angst, anxiety, aversion, awe, bête noire, cold feet*, concern, consternation, cowardice, despair, dismay, disquietude, distress, doubt, dread, foreboding, fright, funk*, horror, jitters, misgiving, nightmare, panic, phobia, presentiment, qualm, reverence, revulsion, scare, suspicion, terror, timidity, tremor, trepidation, uneasiness, worry, chickenheartedness, cold sweat, creeps, discomposure, faintheartedness, recreancy, trembling, unease |
| Antonyms: | bravery, courage, heroism, unconcern, fearlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | funk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear, depression |
| Synonyms: | alarm, despondency, fright, gloom, misery, panic, cold sweat, trembling |
| Antonyms: | happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | horror |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear, revulsion |
| Synonyms: | abhorrence, abomination, alarm, antipathy, apprehension, aversion, awe, consternation, detestation, disgust, dislike, dismay, dread, fright, hate, hatred, loathing, monstrosity, panic, repugnance, terror, trepidation, chiller |
| Notes: | terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time |
| Antonyms: | beauty, delight, miracle, pleasure, wonder |
| Main Entry: | scare |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | frightened state |
| Synonyms: | alarm, alert, fright, panic, shock, start, terror |
| Antonyms: | calmness, comfort, ease |
| Main Entry: | startle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, surprise |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, bolt, floor, fright, jump, rock, scare, shake up, shock, spook, spring, stagger, start, stun, terrify, terrorize, consternate, give a turn, make jump, scare to death, spring something on, take aback |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, compose, expect |
| Main Entry: | terrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scare |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, awe, chill, dismay, freeze, fright, frighten, horrify, intimidate, paralyze, petrify, shock, spook, startle, stun, stupefy, terrorize, scare stiff, scare the pants off of, scare to death, strike fear into |
| Antonyms: | calm, delight, please |
| Main Entry: | terror |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intense fear |
| Synonyms: | alarm, anxiety, awe, consternation, dismay, dread, fright, horror, intimidation, panic, shock, trepidation, fearfulness, trepidity |
| Antonyms: | cheer, glee, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | terrorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, threaten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, awe, bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze*, bully, coerce, cow, dismay, fright, frighten, hector, horrify, intimidate, menace, oppress, petrify, scare, shock, spook, startle, strong-arm*, terrify, dragoon, scare to death, strike terror into |
| Antonyms: | assuage, calm, help, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trepidation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anxiety, worry |
| Synonyms: | agitation, alarm, apprehension, blue funk, cold feet*, consternation, dismay, disquiet, disturbance, dread, emotion, excitement, fear, fright, goose bumps*, horror, jitters, nervousness, palpitation, panic, perturbation, shock, terror, uneasiness, butterflies, cold sweat, creeps, trepidity, worriment |
| Antonyms: | calm, contentment, happiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ugly duckling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | homely person |
| Synonyms: | fright, rough diamond, no beauty |
| 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, uneasiness, unease |
| Antonyms: | assurance, calmness, composure, confidence, peace, repose, security, quietness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder, litter |
| Synonyms: | botch, chaos, clutter, combination, compound, confusion, debris, disarray, disorganization, every which way*, eyesore, fright, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, mayhem, mishmash, monstrosity, salmagundi, shambles, sight, turmoil, wreck, wreckage, dirtiness, discombobulation, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | order, organization, tidiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | horrifying person or thing |
| Synonyms: | blot, eyesore, fright, mess, monstrosity, ogre, slob, spectacle, tramp, ogress, scarecrow |
| Antonyms: | beauty |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scare |
| Synonyms: | attack, blow, fit, fright, jolt, seizure, shock, spell, start, surprise |
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