List of 72 Words or Phrases Describing Fear
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Perhaps you're looking for a collection of words in English that relate to being afraid. Seeking a list of words describing fear? Check out this list of relevant terms.
(eyes) wild with terror |
a flash of terror |
a sinking feeling |
afraid |
alarmed |
an uneasy feeling |
an uneasy heart |
be gripped by fear |
be tormented by fear |
blind terror |
chill creeping up one's spine |
clammy hands |
cower |
cringe in fear |
dread |
eyes widening |
fear flooding through one's being |
fear taking hold of someone |
fearful |
feel like throwing up |
feel uneasy |
filled with dread |
flinch |
frantic |
freeze |
frightened |
goosebumps |
half-mad with fear |
half-mad with terror |
have one's heart in one's mouth |
have one's heart in one's throat |
heart hammering in one's chest |
heart pounding |
horrified |
jump out of one's skin |
legs wobbly with fear |
make the hair stand up on the back of one's neck |
numb with shock |
out of one's wits |
panic |
panic flaring in one's eyes |
panic seizing one's brain |
panic surging through one's body |
panic-stricken |
paralyzed by fear |
petrified |
raw panic |
scare the hell out of me |
scared |
send shivers down one's spine |
shake with fear |
shiver |
shrink back in fear |
sick with fear |
sleepless night |
spooked |
startled |
strike fear into one's heart |
strike terror into one's heart |
terrified |
terror |
terror coursing through one's veins |
terror in one's eyes |
the blood drains from one's face |
the color drains from one's face |
thick with fear |
threatened |
too frightened to scream |
tremble |
turn to jelly |
unnerved |
weighed down by dread |