FEARS Synonyms

• the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• an uneasy psychological state

• a sensitive or highly strung temperament

• physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

• a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you

• an anxious feeling

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

• be relevant to

• be on the mind of

• an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a strong feeling of anxiety

• be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

• be concerned with

• disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

• be on the mind of

• lacerate by biting

• touch or rub constantly

• a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

• American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

• love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

• a reverent mental attitude

• an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• filled with fear or apprehension

• filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

• feeling worry or concern or insecurity

• having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

• an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

• inspire awe in

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

• an anxious feeling

• a cause for feeling concern

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

• feel concern or interest

• provide care for

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• be concerned with

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you

• an anxious feeling

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

• be relevant to

• be on the mind of

• an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

• the trait of being afraid

• an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

• cause fear in

• made afraid

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

• made afraid

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

• religious zeal; the willingness to serve God