affright
English Thesaurus
1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | swivet, |
| definition | : | a panic or extreme discomposure (noun.feeling) |
2. cause fear in (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | bluff, |
| definition | : | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | awe, |
| definition | : | inspire awe in (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | intimidate, |
| definition | : | make timid or fearful (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | consternate, |
| definition | : | fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | spook, |
| definition | : | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action (verb.emotion) |
| cause | : | dread, fear, |
| definition | : | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of (verb.emotion) |
3. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | terrorist, |
| definition | : | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | panic, |
| definition | : | cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | panic, |
| definition | : | be overcome by a sudden fear (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | terrorise, terrorize, |
| definition | : | coerce by violence or with threats (verb.social) |
4. cause fear in (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | affright, panic, terror, |
| definition | : | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling) |
5. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | terrorist, |
| definition | : | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | panic, |
| definition | : | cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | panic, |
| definition | : | be overcome by a sudden fear (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | terrorise, terrorize, |
| definition | : | coerce by violence or with threats (verb.social) |
6. cause fear in (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | affright, panic, terror, |
| definition | : | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling) |
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